Retired government employees who missed out on
their promotions due to late meetings of the committees deciding on such
departmental elevations will now be able to avail its post-retirement benefits.
“Instructions have been issued to all
ministries and departments to give benefit of promotion to those employees who
missed it due to late meeting of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC),” an
official in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
It would not be in order if eligible
employees, who were within the zone of consideration for the relevant year but
are not actually in service when the DPC is being held, are not considered
while preparing year-wise zone of consideration or panel, as per the DoPT
order.
Consequently, their juniors are considered (in
their place) for promotions, who would not have been in the zone of
consideration if the DPC had been held in time, it said.
“Appointment Committee of Cabinet has observed
that DPCs often do not consider such eligible officers who are retiring before
the occurrence of the vacancy in the panel year,” the order said, adding that
this “undesirable trend negate the very purpose” of government’s existing
instructions for inclusion of such employees.
There have been reports that some of the
eligible retired employees are not being given the benefit of promotion which
they missed due to late DPCs. In fact the DPCs were being held very late, the
official said.
The DoPT has asked all central government ministries
and departments under it to ensure “strict compliance” of its instructions to
include retiring employees for promotions in case the DPCs are delayed.
Such retired officials would, however, have no
right for actual promotion, the DoPT official said.
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