(a) whether the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has
decided that there shall be no supersession amongst the officers
for promotion to the posts/scales of Deputy Secretary, Director and
equivalent posts;
(b) if so, whether the said decision is applicable to the posts
in All India Services and Central Secretariat Services;
(c) whether the Government have issued formal orders in this
regard; and
(d) if not, by when such orders are likely to be issued?
MINISTER OF STATE OF DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING AND
DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS WELFARE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (SMT. VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a) to (d):- The Apointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
has directed that there shall be no supersession in promotion in
Central Services amongst those who are considered fit for
promotion. This direction of the ACC requires amendment to the
guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel and Training for
regulating promotions. The matter has been processed for obtaining
the requiste approvals and issuing formal orders thereafter. The
guidelines for regulating promotions apply to promotion of Central
Secretariat Service officers upto the level of Deputy Secretary.
The guidelines regulating promotions in the All India Services are
already in conformity with the above direction of the ACC.