This communication from the Department of Personnel and Training requests Ministries and Departments to nominate a nodal officer, not below the rank of Under Secretary, to facilitate the online validation and electronic transmission of application forms for the Central Staffing Scheme, 2008. Previously, these processes were manual. A new software is being developed by NIC for online validation...
This memorandum clarifies the regulations for the tenure of officers on central deputation within the Central Staffing Scheme. It states that officers can receive an additional two-year tenure when moving between Central Staffing Scheme posts and non-Central Staffing Scheme posts, or vice versa, provided they have served at least two years on either post. This also applies to officers serving as...
This Office Memorandum clarifies the regulations regarding the tenure of officers serving on central deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme, particularly for All India Service Officers. It states that an officer can be eligible for an additional two years of deputation tenure, provided they have already served at least two years in their current or previous post. This extension is also...
A policy has been established by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) to set an upper limit on the number of years officers can serve in the personal staff of Ministers. This policy addresses queries regarding its applicability to serving officers, those from the open market, retired individuals, and employees of PSUs/Autonomous bodies. The ACC has clarified that the 10-year limit...
This office memorandum clarifies the procedure for appointments within the personal staff of Ministers. It highlights that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has observed a trend of ministries forwarding proposals for ex-post facto approval for these appointments. The memorandum reiterates that prior approval from the ACC is mandatory for all appointments at the Deputy Secretary...
This Office Memorandum addresses the regulation of deputation tenure for officers appointed as Private Secretaries to dignitaries who hold the rank of Union Cabinet Minister, but are not Ministers themselves. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved that these deputation tenures will now be governed by the provisions of DoP&T OM No.6/8/2009-Estt. (Pay-II) dated 17.06.2010...
This office memorandum provides updated guidelines regarding cadre clearance for officers on central deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme. Previously, officers moving between Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) and Non-CSS posts were eligible for an additional two years of tenure, subject to having served at least two years on each post. A subsequent decision mandated cadre clearance for such...
A recent office memorandum clarifies the policy regarding the tenure of officers serving in the personal staff of Union Ministers. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had previously established a career limit of 10 years, with a sub-limit of 5 years within that for specific roles. However, a new decision has been made to temporarily suspend the applicability of these tenure...
A significant policy revision has been implemented concerning the premature cessation of tenure for officers serving as Private Secretaries (PS) or Officers-on-Special Duty (OSD) to Ministers. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved amendments that will impact officers from All India Services and Central Services. Key changes include officers appointed as PS/OSD without...
This office memorandum clarifies guidelines regarding the extension of deputation tenure for officers working in Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) posts and Non-Central Staffing Scheme (Non-CSS) posts. It addresses situations where officers serve beyond the stipulated tenure or repatriate prematurely without proper approval. The key takeaway is that any proposal for premature repatriation or...