(a) whether the Directly Recruited Asstt. Civilian Staff Officers (DRACSOs) in Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service Cadre (AFHQ CSC) recruited during 1992- 93 are now being promoted to Civilian Staff Officer (CSO) grade on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness ignoring the claims of Departmental ACSOs of 1988-89;
(b) if so, whether the relevant Civil Service Rules specify some special criteria for fixation of inter- se-seniority between the Direct Recruits and Departmental Promotees in that grade which is not applicable in respect of Assistants though they are also members of AFHQ Civil Service;
(c) if so, the reasons as to why do these provisions differ from the Government Principles, issued vide DOP&Ts OM dated February 7, 1986 for fixation of seniority between Direct Recruits and Departmental Promotees on the basis of rota-quota rule;
(d) whether the Government are contemplating any action to rectify the anomalous situation; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?