A recent information note reveals that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the empanelment of three officers for central government positions. Anuradha Prasad, from the IDAS cadre and batch of 1986, has been empanelled for a Secretary/Secretary Equivalent post. Pramod Kumar Pathak, an IFOS officer from the 1986 batch, has also been approved for a Secretary/Secretary Equivalent...
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the empanelment of several IAS officers for Secretary-level positions within the central government. The list, dated October 6, 2021, details officers along with their cadre batch and the specific level to which they have been empaneled, primarily as Secretary or Secretary Equivalent. This announcement signifies a key step in administrative...
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has officially approved the empanelment of several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from the 1990 batch. These officers are set to hold significant posts at the Centre, with their specific levels of empanelment detailed alongside their names. The list includes officers from various cadres, such as AM, BH, GJ, JH, JK, KL, KN, MH, MN, MP, OR...
This document outlines the empanelment guidelines for Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers seeking positions as Secretary and Additional Secretary within the Central Government. The process focuses on an officer’s suitability for senior central roles, considering their background and experience, rather than solely their intrinsic merit. An Expert Panel will evaluate Annual...
New guidelines have been issued for evaluating the suitability of IAS and Group A Services officers for Joint Secretary and equivalent positions within the Central Government. These revised procedures specifically address the consideration of representations from officers who are not empanelled. The amended guidelines mandate that any representation received from an un-empanelled officer, along...
This Office Memorandum clarifies how service rendered by officers acting as Private Secretary or Officer-on-Special Duty to Ministers will be counted. It states that such service, when performed by an officer under the Central Staffing Scheme, will be recognized as service under the Central Staffing Scheme itself. This clarification is specifically for the purpose of empanelment as Additional...
This document outlines updated guidelines for the empanelment of IAS and Group ‘A’ Central Services officers for Joint Secretary positions. It emphasizes uniformity, consistency, and transparency in the process. Officers can now raise concerns about their performance appraisals, including issues like arbitrary downgrades, grading mismatches, missing ACRs, or delayed assessments. State...
The Department of Personnel & Training has issued a modification regarding the empanelment of IAS officers for Joint Secretary positions within the Government of India. Previously, officers from the 2007 batch onwards needed at least two years of experience at the Deputy Secretary/Director level under the Central Staffing Scheme. This requirement has now been updated. For IAS officers from...
This communication highlights the Prime Minister’s concern over incomplete proposals being submitted for approval to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). It reiterates that proposals should only be sent after obtaining necessary clearances, such as from IB/CVC. A list of common deficiencies in submitted proposals is provided, covering aspects like time limits for submission...
A recent directive from the ACC mandates that all future promotion proposals submitted by Ministries and Departments must be accompanied by abstracts of the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs). Previously, only the full ACR dossiers were required. This new procedure aims to streamline the promotion approval process by providing concise summaries of an officer’s performance records. The...