This Office Memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training outlines the procedure for weeding out old Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs)/Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) of officers. It directs cadre units to review and potentially destroy ACRs/APARs that are more than five years old from the date of retirement, while ensuring no pending requests from retired officers...
This Office Memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training directs cadre units of the Central Secretariat Service Scheme (CSSS) to provide details regarding the weeding out of Annual Confidential Reports/Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (ACRs/APARs) of retired officers. It follows up on a previous memorandum dated June 24th, 2014, noting that information has only been received...
This office memorandum details the introduction of the ‘Sparrow’ software for the online recording of Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSS/CSSS officers. The initial phase will focus on Senior Principal Private Secretaries (Sr. PPS) and Principal Staff Officers (PSO) of CSSS, starting April 1st, 2016. Ministries and Departments are instructed to nominate four key...
This Office Memorandum details the introduction of the SPARROW system for online Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSSS officers in the grades of Principal Staff Officer and Senior Principal Private Secretary, effective for the financial year 2015-16. It mandates online APAR recording and provides a website link for access. The memo addresses potential difficulties in the...
This office memorandum details the mandatory implementation of the ‘SPARROW’ system for CSS and CSSS officers to record their APARs online, starting with the 2015-16 reporting year. It addresses initial difficulties encountered by Ministries/Departments in adopting the system and extends time limits for preparatory steps. A helpline is available for assistance with generating online...
This office memorandum from the Department of Personnel and Training introduces the SPARROW system for online Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSSS officers. It mandates the online recording of APARs for Principal Staff Officers and Senior Principal Private Secretaries, effective from FY-2015-16. The memo highlights a low rate of APAR filing among Senior PPSs/PSOs and requests...
This office memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions addresses the status of Vigilance Clearance and Major/Minor Penalty certificates required for the preparation of a panel of Principal Private Secretaries (PPS) of CSSS for SLY 2016. It serves as a reminder to cadre units and concerned officials to expedite the submission of necessary information, including ACRs/APARs...
This office memorandum details the introduction of ‘SPARROW’ (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Window), an online system for recording Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSS/CSSS officers. Initially launched for Principal Staff Officers and Senior Principal Private Secretaries, the system is now being extended to include Principal Private Secretaries. The...
This Office Memorandum details the introduction of the ‘SPARROW’ system for online Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSS and CSSS officers. It addresses initial challenges with implementation, such as data availability and workflow setup, and extends the submission deadlines for APARs. The memorandum outlines specific actions Ministries/Departments need to take...
This Office Memorandum introduces ‘SPARROW’ for CSS officers and addresses the progress of Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs). It notes that while some Ministries/Departments have submitted APAR progress, many are still outstanding. A request is made for all concerned Ministries/Departments to submit a Progress Report in the specified proforma by June 30th, 2017. Annexures...