Question : Bureaucrats on Foreign Assignment

(a) whether some Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers have been entrusted with any responsibility for some work related to external affairs and if so, the details thereof along with the service conditions for such appointments;

(b) whether a number of IAS officers have violated the said service conditions and the Union Government has not taken any action against them;

(c) the reasons offered by such IAS officers for overstaying in the place of their posting in foreign countries in violation of the service conditions;

(d) the reaction of the Government thereon; and

(e) the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR.JITENDRA SINGH)
(a): IAS officers go on deputation on:

(i) Foreign Posts of Government of India in Embassies/ Missions abroad for 3 years.

(ii) Captive posts of Government of India in International Organisations like World Bank, International Monetary Fund & Asian Development Bank for 3 years.

(iii) long term/short term foreign assignment in International Organisations for which they are selected through direct offers, against open advertisements and for which cadre clearance is given to them.

The details of posts held by IAS officers, who are on deputation to foreign posts in Embassies/ Missions of Government of India and to captive posts as on 16/12/2015 are given below:


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FOREIGN POSTS
Sr. No. Post Location Terms & Conditions
1 First Secretary (Legal), Permanent, Mission of India, World Trade Organization , Geneva, under D/o Commerce Switzerland







Terms & Conditions are finalized by the respective Departments in consultation with Ministry of External Affairs
2 Counsellor, Community Affairs (Development) in the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi, under M/o Overseas Indian Affairs United Arab Emirates
3 Counsellor, Permanent, Mission of India, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, under D/o Commerce Switzerland
4. Minister, Agriculture, Embassy of India, Rome
under D/o Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Italy
5. Minister, Economic, Embassy of India, Japan
under D/o Economic Affairs Japan
6. Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India, World Trade Organization, Geneva, under D/o Commerce Switzerland

CAPTIVE POSTS
Sr. No. Post Location Terms & Conditions
1 Adviser to the Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Manila under D/o Economic Affairs Philippines









Terms & Conditions are finalized by the respective Departments in consultation with Ministry of External Affairs
2. Adviser to the Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC under D/o Economic Affairs United States of America
3. Executive Director, World Bank, Washington D.C, under D/o Economic Affairs United States of America
4. Senior Advisor to Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Manila under D/o Economic Affairs Philippines
5. Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Manila under D/o Economic Affairs Philippines
6. Senior Advisor to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC under D/o Economic Affairs United States of America
7. Senior Advisor to Executive Director, World Bank, Washington D.C, under D/o Economic Affairs United States of America

Tenure on these posts is for 3 years which may be extended with the approval of the Competent Authority.
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(b): No such cases are extant.

(c): NIL in view of b above.

(d): NIL in view of b above.

(e): NIL in view of b above.


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