No.5/3/2015-CS.I(U)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pension
Department of Personnel \& Training

$2^{\text {nd }}$ Floor, LokNayakBhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated the $11^{\text {th }}$ February, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Posting on transfer and on promotion to US grade – seeking revised options reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M.s of even number dated 15 January 2015 \& 16 January 2015 on the subject mentioned above and to say that options were sought from USs who are under posting in this Department and from Officers who are to be promoted to US grade on adhoc basis. In the meanwhile a few officers have been included in USSLs who are still continuing as SOs and are to be given posting on their regular promotion to US grade.
2. As Officers are aware, this Department has proposed a revised rotational transfer policy in respect of CSS Officers. It has, therefore, been considered appropriate to decide posting of officers henceforth on transfer and on promotion as per the proposed policy. In terms of the policy, the posting of officers as US on adhoc basis and also on their posting on repatriation from deputation etc. will be decided on the following parameters:
(i) Ministries /Departments are categorized into Group A and Group B for posting/ transfer;
(ii) The proposed RTP provides a tenure of six years for US in a Ministry/ Department, including tenure rendered in any other designation in the same Ministry/ Department;
(iii) In Group A, certain Ministries qualify for a reduced tenure by one year;
(iv) An officer on transfer/ promotion shall ordinarily be posted from Group $\mathrm{A} \rightarrow$ Group B and Group $\mathrm{B} \rightarrow$ Group A, if they have completed the prescribed tenure for the promotional post;
(v) Officers who are within two years of superannuation will be retained in the same Ministry/ Department if a vacancy in the promotional grade is available; In the absence of a vacancy such officer will be transferred out;
(vi) Officers within six months’ of superannuation will not be posted out on promotion; In the absence of a vacancy of the promotional post, such officer will be adjusted in the same Ministry/ Department by personal upgradation of the post;

(vii) For calculation of residency in a Ministry/ Department, 2 years/ six months for superannuation as the case may be, the last date of the month in which promotion order/ posting order is issued will be taken as the cut-off date; Accordingly, for posting/ promotion in this round, the cutoff date has been taken as 28.2.2015.
(viii) The Placement Committee will decide posting of officers on the basis of seniority, preference, past postings etc.
2. The vacancies proposed to be filled up in the grade of US and the officers who are to be considered for posting / promotion are given in the Annexures to this OM. The officers excluding those who are to be retained are requested to exercise their option for posting in the Ministries/ Departments in the other Group latest by 13.2.2015. Maximum three choices within the available vacancies may be exercised.
3. If option is not received by 13.2.2015, it will be presumed that the officer has no specific choice and posting will be decided by the Placement Committee accordingly.

To: Officers concerned (through website of this Department).

Vacancies in Ministries/ Departments

Group A

Annexure-II

Officers to be retained in the same Ministry/ Department on account of non-completion of the prescribed tenure (subject to availability of vacancy) or within six months of superannuation on personal upgradation basis

A* – Prescribed tenure is 5 years.

# Annexure-III

Officers to exercise option for posting

From Group A to Group B

From Group B to Group A