(a) whether the cadre review of Central Secretariat Service
has not been conducted for a long time;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) the time by which the next cadre review of CSS is likely
to be done;
(d) whether the empanelled officers as Joint Secretaries are
waiting for their posting for a long time; and
(e) if so, the details thereof alongwith the action plan made
so far in this regard?
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) to (e) : A statement is placed on the Table of the House.
STATMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO PARTS (a),(b),(c) (d) AND
(e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3715 FOR ANSWER
ON 13.12.2000
(a) to (c) : The Central Secretariat Service has four grades;
viz,
(i) Selection Grade (Deputy Secretary and equivalent)-Group
`A`
(ii) Grade I (Under Secretary and equivalent)-Group `A`
(iii)
Section Officers- Group `B` Gazetted and
(iv) Assistants-Group`B`
(Non-Gazetted). Under the Central Staffing Scheme, the posts of
the level of Under Secretary and above in the Central Secretariat
are filled by drawing officers from three All India Services; 34
Group `A` Central Services and the Central Secretariat Service.
No posts are earmarked specifically for any of the participating
services. Therefore, it is difficult to undertake an exercise of
Cadre Review for increasing or decreasing the number of cadre
posts of the level of Under Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the
CSS.
The grades of Section Officers and Assistants are
decentralised and controlled by the respective cadre controlling
authorities in the Ministries/Departments of the Government of
India. The posts at those levels are created on the basis of
functional requirement by the respective cadre controlling
authorities. The cadre review in respect of such grades can,
therefore, be undertaken by the respective cadre controlling
authorities.
(d) and (e) : The Central Staffing Scheme envisages, inter alia
drawing up of a suitability list, on an annual basis, of officers
belonging to Central Secretariat Service(CSS) for holding posts
at the level of Joint Secretary and equivalent. The suitability
list is not related to vacancies. CSS officers included in the
suitability list are eligible for consideration for appointment
to posts at the level of joint Secretary and equivalent, along
with officers belonging to other services participating in the
Central Staffing Scheme, offered by the cadre authorities for
central deputation. The CSS officers included in the suitability
list are considered for appoinment at that level, keeping in view
their educational qualifications,experience and special training
required for effective performance of the job and suggestions of
the Ministries/Departments concerned as provided under the
Central Staffing Scheme and some of them have been appointed.