Empanelment cases – Below Benchmark grading in ACRs prior to reporting period 2008-09(DOPT)
No.21011/14/2016-Estt(A-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi.
9th July 2019
9th July 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Below Benchmark grading in ACRs prior to reporting period 2008-09 – Empanelment cases.
Reference is invited to this Department
0.M. No.21011/1/2010-Est(A) dated 13.04.2010, vide which decision of the
Government was conveyed that if an employee is to be considered for
promotion in a future DPC and his ACR prior to the period 2008-09, which
would be recknonable for assessment of his fitness in such future DPCs,
contain final grading which are below the benchmark for, his next
promotion, the concerned employee will be given a copy of the relevant.
ACR for his representation, if any, before such ACRs are placed before
the DPC. Subsequently, vide D.M. of even number dated 22.05,2014, it was
further clarified that in cases where benchmark at one level varies
from a benchmark at another level ;post and where the ACRs prior to the
period 2008-09 are also reckonable for assessment of his fitness in any
DPC subsequent to the next promotion (including any
empanelment/financial upgradation), a copy of the ACR shall be given to
the officer concerned, for representation, if any.
2. The matter has been considered in
this Department with reference to empanelment for holding posts at the
level of Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary under Central
Staffing Scheme (CSS). The process of empanelment under CSS and the
process of empanelment for promotion in the cadre, are distinct. Unlike
promotion in the cadre, where a fixed benchmark is prescribed,
empanelment for holding posts under CSS is done on the basis of
evaluation of ,ACRs/APARs, overall service record, vigilance status of
officers and Multi-source Feedback from relevant stakeholders etc. as
per the extant, guidelines in this regard. There is no pre-determined
benchmark, as such, for empanelment under CSS.
3. It is, therefore, clarified that the
provisions of DoP&Ti’s D.M. No.21011/01/2010-Estt(A) dated
13.04.2010 are not applicable to empanelment for holding Joint
Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary level posts under the Central
Staffing Scheme. The word ’empanelment’ appearing in Para 2(c) of D.M.
No.21011/01/2010-Estt(A) dated 22.05.2014 implies empanelment for
promotion to a cadre post and not empanelment for holding a post under
the Central Staffing Scheme.
(Kabindra Joshi)
Director(E-ll)
Signed CopyDirector(E-ll)