This office memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training directs all Ministries/Departments/Cadre units to urgently complete and submit up-to-date Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for Private Secretaries (PS) of the CSSS of Select List up to 2010. These officers are being considered for promotion to Principal Private Secretaries (PPS). The memorandum highlights that many...
Completion of Formalities in the Matter of Promotion of CSSS Grades
This office memorandum details the necessary preparatory actions required from cadre units regarding the promotion of CSSS (Central Secretariat Service) officers. It emphasizes the urgency of updating officer particulars in the CSCMS portal, preparing for the DPC meeting, ensuring the availability of APARs, and providing up-to-date vigilance clearances. The promotion process is subject to the...
Timely Completion of Annual Confidential Reports
This Office Memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions addresses the timely completion of Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs). It highlights issues arising from delayed or unavailable ACRs, specifically cases where reporting/reviewing officers have retired, impacting promotions and fair selection processes. The memorandum reiterates existing instructions (OM No...
Review of Instructions Regarding Writing of ACRs by Suspended Officers
This document details a review of existing policy regarding Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) written by officers under suspension. Previously, suspended officers could write/review ACRs within a specific timeframe. However, following a recommendation from the Central Vigilance Commission, the government has decided that officers under suspension should not be permitted to write/review ACRs if...
Instructions for Accurate Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs)
This office memorandum from the Department of Personnel and Training emphasizes the importance of accurate and detailed Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) for fair officer assessments and promotions. It highlights that Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) heavily rely on ACRs, and discrepancies between ACR assessments and an officer’s actual qualities can occur. Therefore, all...
Annual Confidential Reports for Joint Secretaries handling PSU Disinvestments
This office memorandum from the Department of Personnel and Training clarifies that the existing procedure for writing Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries overseeing Public Sector Units (PSUs) undergoing disinvestment will continue in the current financial year. The memo references a previous order from December 6th, 2000, and applies to all...
Annual Performance Appraisal Report of CSSS Officers – Office Memorandum
This document is an Office Memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, regarding the maintenance and preparation of Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APAR) for Central Secretariat Stenographer Service (CSSS) officers. It revises the existing APAR format based on the format used for IAS and All India Services officers and circulates the revised format with...
Preparation of Panel for the Select List Year, 2010
This Office Memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training addresses the preparation of a panel for the Select List year 2010. It reminds cadre units about previous requests for Vigilance Clearance and penalty certificates for PPS (Ad-hoc)/PSs considered for promotion. Despite prior reminders, several cadre units have not yet submitted the required information, and are urged to do so...
Scanning of ACRs/APARs for Central Secretariat Services
This office memorandum details the process of scanning Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) / Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) from the year 2000-2001 onwards for all officers of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS), and Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS). The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has launched a Web...
Data Collection for DR Steno Grade ‘D’ Cadre Management
This Office Memorandum details the procedure for collecting data on newly recruited Direct Recruit Steno Grade ‘D’ personnel within the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS). It mandates the immediate capture of this data in the web-based cadre management system (cscms.nic.in) using a provided proforma. Ministries and Departments are responsible for furnishing the data, and...