"Instructions have
been issued to all ministries and departments to give benefit of promotion to
those employees who missed it due to late meeting of Departmental Promotion
Committee (DPC)," an official in the Department of Personnel and Training
(DOPT) said.
It would not be in order if
eligible employees, who were within the zone of consideration for the relevant
year but are not actually in service when the DPC is being held, are not
considered while preparing year-wise zone of consideration or panel, as per the
DOPT order.
Consequently, their juniors
are considered (in their place) for promotions, who would not have been in the
zone of consideration if the DPC had been held in time, it said.
"Appointment Committee
of Cabinet has observed that DPCs often do not consider such eligible officers
who are retiring before the occurrence of the vacancy in the panel year,"
the order said, adding that this "undesirable trend negate the very
purpose" of government's existing instructions for inclusion of such employees.
There have been reports
that some of the eligible retired employees are not being given the benefit of
promotion which they missed due to late DPCs. In fact the DPCs were being held
very late, the official said.
The DOPT has asked all
central government ministries and departments under it to ensure "strict
compliance" of its instructions to include retiring employees for
promotions in case the DPCs are delayed.
Such retired officials
would, however, have no right for actual promotion, the DOPT official said.
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