Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group 'A' Services in PB-3 and PB-4 - DoPT
Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group 'A' Services in PB-3 and PB-4
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NO. AB. 1401713012011-Estt.(RR)
Government of lndia
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
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New Delhi, the lltJhUI~ ,2 01 1
Office Memorandum
Subject:- Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group 'A' Services in PB-3 and PB-4
A reference is invited to this Department OM No. AB.14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.04.09 on the above subject.
The details of batch of the officers belonging to the Indian Administrative
Service who have been posted at the Centre in the various grades of
PB-3, PB-4 and HAG was last circulated in this Department OM of even
No. dated 04.01.201 1.
2. The details of the IAS officers who have been subsequently posted in the Centre in the various grades as well as the date of posting of the first officer belonging to the batch is annexed. Necessary action may be taken for grant of higher scale for the Officers belonging to batches of Organized Group A Services that are senior by two year or more and have not so far been promoted to that particular grade in accordance with the provisions of this Department's OM No. AB.1401716412008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.4.2009.
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Director (Estt. I)
Consolidated guidelines on cadre review of Central Group ‘A’ Services
The undersigned is directed to say that provisions governing the process
of cadre review of Central Group ‘A’ Services are contained in various Office Memoranda issued by the Department of Personnel and Training and the Department of Expenditure. As a part of this Department’s Endeavour to keep the personnel policies relevant to current and future needs, these provisions have been reviewed in consultation with various stakeholders and it has been decided to issue a consolidated and revised set of guidelines on cadre review. The revised guidelines are given below. Besides, the broad issues concerning cadre review have been elaborated in the revised Monograph on Cadre Review of Central Group
‘A’ Services enclosed herewith. The list of existing Central Group ‘A’ Services is at Annex-I.
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No. I-11011/1/2009-CRD
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
New Delhi-110003
December 14, 2010
Office Memorandum
Subject: Consolidated guidelines on cadre review of Central Group ‘A’ Services.
The undersigned is directed to say that provisions governing the process
of cadre review of Central Group ‘A’ Services are contained in various Office Memoranda issued by the Department of Personnel and Training and the Department of Expenditure. As a part of this Department’s endeavour to keep the personnel policies relevant to current and future needs, these provisions have been reviewed in consultation with various stakeholders and it has been decided to issue a consolidated and revised set of guidelines on cadre review. The revised guidelines are given below. Besides, the broad issues concerning cadre review have been elaborated in the revised Monograph on Cadre Review of Central Group
‘A’ Services enclosed herewith. The list of existing Central Group ‘A’ Services is at Annex-I.
2. Formulation of Proposal
(i) The proposal would be formulated, to the extent possible, in consultation with the representatives of service association (s). While drafting the proposal, all issues like expected changes in the Organization’s activities, automation, amendment in the business processes, recruitment planning, plugging the skill gaps, cadre structure, career progression, financial implications etc. must be analyzed and made part of the proposal. These issues and their impact on cadre
structure have been discussed in Section-5 and Section-6 of the Monograph.
(ii) Full functional justification for each creation of post/upgradation should be given. A job evaluation exercise may be undertaken for each category of posts so as to ensure that different grades are assigned corresponding level of functions and responsibilities.
(iii) It may be ensured that the cadre review would not have an adverse impact on the feeder grade.
3. Reference to Department of Personnel and Training/Department of
Expenditure
(i) The proposal should be referred to Department of Personnel and Training with the approval of Integrated Finance Division and the Minister in charge.
(ii) The Cadre Controlling Authority would also give a certificate that there is no Court Case pending having a bearing on the cadre review.
(iii) The name (s) of contact officer (s) for further/additional information may be clearly indicated in the reference.
(iv) The proposal should be examined vis-à-vis the checklist given in Section-6 of the Monograph to ensure that the proposal is complete in all respect.
4. Financial Implications
(i) The proposal having additional financial implications would be entertained strictly on functional considerations like consistent increase in workload, horizontal expansion in activities etc.
(ii) While calculating the additional expenditure, the impact of Non-Functional Upgradation may be taken into account. The calculation sheet must be enclosed with the proposal.
5. Procedure for cadre review
(i) Every cadre should be reviewed once every five years. The review should be first carried out by the Cadre Controlling Authority, preferably in consultation with the representatives of the service/cadre in question. However, if it is convinced after such a review that no change in the cadre structure is required, the decision should be conveyed to DoPT with the approval of Minister in charge.
(ii) The cadre review proposal would be prepared by the Cadre Controlling Authority in the form of a Note for Committee of Secretaries. DoPT would obtain the approval of Secretary (P) and then refer it to Department of Expenditure for approval of Secretary (Expenditure).
(iii) The Note would then be placed before the Cadre Review Committee by DoPT.
(iv) Based on the recommendation of Cadre Review Committee, the proposal would be submitted for MOS (PP)’s approval. It would then be referred to the Department of Expenditure for Finance Minister’s approval.
(v) The Cadre Controlling Authority would then take approval of Cabinet. The Note for Cabinet should ideally be prepared within a month of the Cadre Review Committee’s approval.
6. Composition of Cadre Review Committee-T
The Cadre Review Committee would comprise the following functionaries:
(i) Cabinet Secretary Chairman
(ii) Secretary of the Ministry controlling the cadre Member
(iii) Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training Member
(iv) Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure Member
(v) The senior most member of the service/cadre concerned Member
7. Restriction on direct recruitment-
There is a restriction on direct recruitment to the extent that it should not exceed 3% of the total cadre strength.
The authority to relax the condition rests with DoPT. It has now been decided to do away with this restriction. The Cadre Controlling Authorities are, however, advised not to resort to any bulk recruitment as it would create a bulge in the structure leading to stagnation at later stage. This may be kept in view while projecting recruitment planning.
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(Pratima Tyagi)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Tel:24622461
To
All the cadre controlling authorities
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Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) for Officers of Organised Group 'A' Setvices
Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) for Officers of Organised Group 'A' Setvices in PB-3 and PB-4.
The Sixth Central Pay Commission had observed that the disparity, as far as appointments to various grades in the Centre are concerned, should not exceed 2 years between IAS and Organized Group 'A' Setvices. The matter relating to grant of Non-Functional Upgradation to officers of Organized Group A Setvices has further been examined in this Department and following clarifications are issued.
Point of Doubt 1
The scheme of NFU be made applicable to JTS officer of Organized group. A service in view of acute stagnatiion at the level of JTS in many services.
Clarification
In case no IAS officer is available for comparison in STS grade, grant of Non-functional upgradation to STS level may be allowed after 7 years of service as Group 'A'. This upgradation shall be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the DOPT OM dated. 24-04-2009.
Point of Doubt 2
The term 'Batch' cannot have different meanings at different places.
Clarification
The 'Batch' for direct recruit officers in the induction grade shall be the year following the year in which competive exam was held. In subsequent grades the 'Batch' would remain the same provided the officer is not superseded due to any reason. In case an officer is suspended the officer would be considered along with the 'Batch' with which his seniority is fixed.
Download clarification regarding Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) for Officers of Organised Group 'A' Setvices in PB-3 and PB-4
The Department of Personnel public grievances and Pension's OM No.AB1401716112008-Estt(RR) dated 24.3.2009 issued the guidelines for amendment of Service Rules and Recruitment Rules for incorporating the changes arising out of 6th CPC recommendations.
2. The 6th CPC have also recommended for bringing uniformity in eligibility criteria across various organized Group A Services for promotions. The issue has been examined and in the light of these, it has been decided that the following steps to amend the existing Service Rules shall be undertaken on priority basis:
(i) For promotion to SAG level, the eligibility requirement shall be " Officers in the JAG with 8 years' regular service in the grade including NFSG OR Officers with 17 years' regular service in Group 'A' posts in the service out of which atleast 4 years' regular service should be in the JAG (including service rendered in the NFSG of the JAG."