Question : PROMOTION OF SECTION OFFICERS AND UNDER SECRETARIES

(a) whether the Section Officers and the Under Secretaries of the Central Secretariat Services had been given the benefit of next promotion i.e. fourth and third promotion on the situ basis in the year 1999;

(b) if so, whether it is also a fact that the promotee Assistants of the Central Secretariat Services got only two promotions and they cannot get the benefit of Assured Career Progression Scheme;

(c) whether the Parliamentary Standing Committee had recommended that the promotee Assistants should also be given promotion on in situ basis like the Section Officers and Under Secretaries;

(d) if so, whether the Government propose to promote the Assistants on in situ basis without waiting for the report of Senior Officers Committee constituted by the Government; and

(e) if so, by when?

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING, DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS WELFARE OF THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE. (SMT.VASUNDHARA RAJE)

(a): Section Officers and Under Secretaries of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) had been given in-situ upgradation because there has been no promotion for them after 1986 and 1993 respectively on account of protracted litigation regarding seniority of directly recruited and promotee Section Officers.

(b): Assured Career Progression Scheme issued in 1999 provides for two financial upgradations during the service career and the promotee assistants, who have already earned two promotions in their service career, are not eligible for the benefits under this Scheme.

(c): Yes, Sir. However, the recommendation could not be accepted since Select Lists of eligible Assistants for promotion to the grade of Section Officers had been issued at regular intervals to facilitate the operation of regular promotion channel.

(d): No, Sir.

(e): Does not arise.