(a) whether a person holding an isolated post should be given
some channel of promotion, as per Hon`ble Supreme Court
judgement;
(b) whether this principal and rules of Department of
Personnel and Training is applicable for all isolated posts; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE OF DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING AND
DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS` WELFARE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(SMT. VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a), (b) & (c): The Government is already alive to the problems
faced by persons holding isolated posts. Instructions have been
issued prescribing guidelines relating to encadrement of isolated
posts in Group-A in various Ministries/Departments of the
Government of India. A number of measures have been suggested
for reducing the number of isolated posts by inducting such posts
into existing cadres as per the relevant instructions. Once a
post is encadred, the promotional channel available for the cadre
would be automatically extended to such encadred posts.
Government has also introduced the Assured Career Progression
Scheme for the Central Government Civilian employees. The scheme
inter-alia provides that if an employee has not been offered
vacancy based promotions even after rendering prescribed years of
regular service, he shall be considered for financial
upgradations under the scheme subject to norms, conditions etc.
prescribed for the purpose. The benefit of the scheme is also
available to the employees holding isolated posts in Group-`A`,
`B`, `C` and `D`.