No. 4 / 8 / 2022-CS-II(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 8^{th } August, 2022

ORDER

The approval of the Competent Authority is hereby conveyed for inclusion of 01 (one) Personal Assistant of Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS) in Private Secretary Select List for the year 2016 and 03 (Three) Personal Assistants in Private Secretary Select List for the year 2017 as in Annexure-I against Seniority Quota, after having been found ‘FIT’ by the Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) in its meetings held in their respective Cadre Units and clear from vigilance angle on the basis of the information received from the Ministries/Departments till date.

2. Ministries/Departments, where the officers approved for inclusion in PS SL 2016 (SQ) and 2017(SQ), are requested to notify the appointment of these officers as per Annexure-I to this Order to the grade of Private Secretary of CSSS on regular basis after compliance of the following:
   i) assumption of charge of the post of Private Secretary on regular basis
   ii) If an officer is undergoing penalty, notification should not be issued for regular promotion and in such cases notification should be issued only after the currency of the penalty is over in terms of DoPT’s O.M. No.22034/5/2004-Estt.(D) dated 15.12.2004. Such cases should also be informed to this Department.
   iii) The officers, who were in service on the crucial date i.e. as on 1.7.2016 for SLY 2016 and that of as on 01.7.2017 for SLY 2017 but have since retired as PA/PS-adhoc subsequently on superannuation or otherwise, have also been included in the Select List of Private Secretary in terms of this Department’s OM No. 22011/4/98-Estt. (D) dated 12.10.1998 to identify the correct zone of consideration for the relevant Select List. However, their appointment need not be notified since retired persons would not be available for actual promotion from a prospective date.
3. The officers, if they are on deputation as on date and included in PS SL 2016/2017 (Seniority Quota) have following two options to avail the benefit of promotion:
   (i) They may repatriate to CS-II Division, DoP&T or
   (ii) They may avail proforma promotion from the date of promotion of their immediate junior.
   4 The officers who are presently on deputation and opt for para 3(i) above, may submit their willingness within in 7 working days and report to DOPT, CS-II Division within 30 working days from the date of issue of this Order for their further posting, failing which action shall be taken in terms of this Department’s OM dated 08.04.2011 (debarment conditions). In case of para 3 (ii) above, the officer concerned may submit a request, within 7 working days from the date of issue of this order, for proforma promotion under NBR, under intimation to their borrowing organization, failing which it would be presumed that the officer is not willing to avail regular promotion against PS SL 2016 (Seniority Quota).
4. It may also be brought out clearly in the Notification/appointment orders that the appointment of the officers shall be subject to the outcome of the following Court cases and also subject to any other order passed by any competent courts in any other connected matters:
   (i) Civil Appeal No.629/2022 in Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and connected matters (Jarnail Singh batch of cases).
   (ii) Any other court case in connected matters.
5. A copy of the promotion order issued in respect of the above officers may invariably be endorsed to this Department for record on the same day at socs2adopt@nic.in. The cadre units are also requested to furnish the information in this regard to this Department (CS-II Division) by 16.8.2022 positively in the enclosed proforma (ANNEXURE-II).
6. Promotion of officers may please be updated by the cadre units concerned in the Web Based Cadre Management System.

Encl: As above.
(4inay Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
24654020
Email: vinay.kumar.dopt@nic.in
To (through DoP&T’s website)

1. Director/Deputy Secretary (Admn./Estt.) of Ministry/Department concerned
2. Officers concerned
3. Hindi Section, DOPT for Hindi version
4. Guard File
   | Sl.
   No | Name
   (Shri/Smt./Ms.) | Date of Birth | PA Grade
   (SLY)[CSL
   NO] | Cat. | PS
   Grade
   SLY | Cadre Unit |
   | :– | :– | :– | :– | :– | :– | :– |
   | 1 | Shashi
   Chhatwal | 05.12 .1963 | 2010[2361] | Gen | 2016 | MNRE |
   | 2 | Rakesh Kumar | 07.1 .1963 | 2010[2456] | Gen | 2017 | MNRE |
   | 3 | S.D. Chopra | 06.6 .1958 | 2010[2604] | Gen | 2017 | Supply
   Division
   (D/o
   Commerce) |
   | 4. | Akila
   Babu | 05.06 .1961 | 2010[2473] | Gen | 2017 | Earth
   Sciences |
   | | Name of the Cadre Unit: Ministry/Department of……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..