No.4/3/2010-CS.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 003
Dated, 5th August, 2010.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Promotion of UDCs of Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) to the Assistant’s Grade of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on ad-hoc basis.

The undersigned is directed to say that while approving the Cadre Restructuring of CSS, Cabinet had inter-alia decided upgrading of 1467 posts of UDCs to Assistant Grade of CSS. These posts are to be filled up on as is where is basis and hence there would be no change in the overall strength of Assistant/UDC in each cadre unit. Additional posts to the extent necessary to accommodate ad-hoc appointees, as per above scheme of things, would be deemed to have been upgraded in each Cadre. Since the regular promotion for the Select List year 2007, 2008 & 2009 have still not been finalized, it has been decided to make ad-hoc promotions from the Grade of UDC of CSCS to Assistant Grade of CSS of the following category :

• i) All eligible UDCs upto Select List Year 2001. in case of General and SC categories;
• ii) All eligible UDCs upto Select List Year 2005, in case of ST category.

2. All the Cadre Units are requested to consider the cases of above category of UDCs for ad-hoc promotion to Assistant Grade and to issue promotion orders subject to their fitness and clearance from vigilance angle. These ad-hoc promotion would be initially for a period upto 31/12/2010 or until further orders or till regular Assistants become available through the normal mode of recruitment as prescribed under the CSS Rules, whichever is earlier.

3. The above category of officials may be promoted/appointed as Assistants on ad-hoc basis, after assesing their suitability for promotion by screening the records (ACRs) of the officials by the appointing authorities and also after ensuring that no vigilance case is either pending or being contemplated against the officials. The ad-hoc promotion/appointment is subject to following conditions: –

• i) the ad-hoc appointment shall not confer on the appointees any right to continue in the grade indefinitely or for inclusion in the Select List or to claim seniority in the Assistants’ Grade of CSS:
• ii) ad-hoc appointments may be terminated at any point of time without giving any reason therefor;
• iii) the appointment on ad-hoc basis will take effect from the date of taking over charge of the post of Assistant of CSS:
• iv) the ad-hoc appointment in Assistant Grade would he continued only if they attend and qualify the mandatory training as and when nominated by CS I (Training) Section of this Department failing which their ad-hoc appointment would be terminated.

4. If any of the officials, who are covered, are on deputation, he/she may he given the option to revert within one month to avail of the ad-hoc promotion.

5. All the Cadre Units are requested to take necessary action and the whole process may be completed on top priority basis within a period of one month latest by 6th September 2010. A copy of the appointment order may be endorsed to this Department. A report indicating the name and details of the UDCs who have been appointed/promoted to the post of Assistant on ad-hoc basis as well as those who have not been found fit, with reasons therefor. may be sent to this Department by 15th September 2010 in the prescribed proforma enclosed.

6. It is likely that less than 1467 UDCs would be available upto the select list of 2001. Further zone will be issued as soon as information about promotions is received as per para 5 above. Revised cadre strength of Assistant and UDC will be notified ensuring that combined strength of Assistants and UDCs remains unchanged in any cadre unit, after the exercise is complete.

(J.MINZ)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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No.5/25/2010-CS.II (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,New Delhi-110003.
Dated: 3rd August 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Fixation of range of seniority for promotion from Steno Gr. `C’ to Steno Gr. `A&B’ (Merged) of CSSS – Select List Year – 2008 -regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that the nomination of Stenos Grade `C’ for appointment as Stenos Grade ‘A&B'(Merged) of CSSS against the Seniority Quota vacancies for the Select List Year 2007 has already been made vide this Department’s O.M. No. 5/13/2009-CS-II dated 1.6.2010. On the basis of the relevant data as furnished to this Department by the Cadres authorities, it has been decided that the following wi11 be the `range of seniority’ ( zone of promotion) for making additions to the Select List under Seniority Quota for the year 2008:

2. All the cadre controlling authorities of CSSS are requested to place the cases of all the eligible Stenographers Grade `C’ who are covered within the `zone’ prescribed and who have not yet been included in the Select List of Steno Grade `A&B'(Merged) of CSSS, before the Departmental Promotion Committee, to assess their suitability or otherwise for promotion to the Steno Grade `A&B'(Merged) of CSSS. It is further requested that the recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee alongwith vigilance clearance in respect of all the eligible officer(s) concerned who are working in their cadres including those who have been transferred from other cadres to their cadre on their adhoc promotion to Steno Grade ‘A&B'(Merged) of CSSS, may be furnished to this Department in the prescribed proforma (Annexures-I,II, III) latest by 3.9 2010.

3. Cadres are also requested to furnish a list of officers, if any figuring in the `zone’ who have already been promoted/debarred through earlier Select List(s), as in Annexure-IV.

4. This O.M. is available on the website of this Department viz www.persmin.nic.in -> CS Wing – CS Division -> CSSS -> Zone of Promotions -> Steno Gr. `C’ to Gr. `A&B'(Merged).

Encl : As Above

(G.S.Pundir)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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F.No. 7/19/2010-E.III (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi,the 2nd August,2010

Subject: Clarifications regarding pay fixation of existing Group ‘D’ Employees in the revised pay structure.

Reference is invited to this Department’s Office Memorandum No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 24th December, 2008 wherein clarifications were provided regarding various aspects of placement of the existing Group ‘D’ employees in the revised pay structure.

2. As per the clarification at Sl. No. 1, those Group ‘D’ employees who did not possess the minimum qualification and who have retired / died in harness between 1.1.2006 and date of notification of Revised Pay Rules will be granted pay band -1S and the grade pay corresponding to their pre-revised pay scale as notified in CCS (RP) Rules, 2008.

3. The aforesaid issue was raised in the 46th Ordinary Meeting of the National Council (JCM) held on 15th May, 2010 and the Staff Side had requested that the cases relating to the non-matriculate class IV employees who retired or died between January 2006 and August 2008 without any re-training be re-considered and such employees should be granted the benefit by re-fixing their pension/ family pension at par with those employees who were retrained and whose pay was fixed in PB-1 with a grade pay of Rs.1800/-.

4. The request of Staff Side on the subject has been considered and it has been decided that the Group ‘D’ non-matriculate employees who died in harness or have retired between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 from those Ministries/Departments which have since re-trained all the eligible serving non-matriculate Group ‘D’ employees and have placed them in PB-1 with grade pay of Rs. 1800, would be placed in with grade pay of Rs. 1800 with effect from the same date that the retrained eligible employees were placed in this pay band and grade pay.

(Renu Jain)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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No. 39020/03/2009-Estt [B)
Government of lndia
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
[Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi, 03rd August, 2010

Subject:- Need for concerted efforts to increase the representation of Women in employment under Central Government/Central Autonomous Bodies regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that instructions had been issued by this Department vide letter of even number dated 15th July, 2009 addressed to Union Public Service Commission [UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to exempt the Women candidates from payment of fees for competitive examinations by direct recruitment/Departmental competitive examinations/ direct recruitment by interview conducted by Union Public Service Commission and Staff Selection Commission. Subsequently, by this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 28th October, 2009, all Ministries/Departments were also advised to take similar action in respect of recruitment tests conducted by them.

2. It has now been decided that the facility of exempting Women candidates from the payment of fees would also be extended to any Examination/ Test/lnterview conducted by the Central Autonomous Bodies.

3. All Ministries/Departments are requested to issue suitable instructions to the Autonomous Bodies administered by them accordingly.

(Rakesh Moza)
Under Secretary to the Government of lndia

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