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DA for Cent.Govt. Employees to go by 10% from 1-1-2014

Posted by JAIPAL SINGH on February 3rd, 2014

Confederation of Central Govt. Employees reports that the Govt. has decided to increase the DA from 1-1-2014  by 10% taking the total DA to 100%. This increase will benefit around 50 lakh Cent.Govt. employees and 30 lakh  Pensioners. It is also reported that  Govt. will announce merger 50% of the DA  with Basic pay before Election Notification is issued on 21-2-2014. 

Entries in ACRs/APARs and proper disposal of representation in a quasi-judicial Manner by the competent authority against remarks in ACRs/ APARs or for upgradation/downgradation of the final grading.

Posted by JAIPAL SINGH on February 3rd, 2014

No.21011/1/2005-Estt.(A)(Part.III)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi.

31 st January, 2014 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

 Subject: Entries in ACRs/APARs and prbper disposal of representation in a quasi-judicial Manner by the competent authority against remarks in ACRs/ APARs or for upgradation/downgradation of the final grading.

 This Department has issued OM dated 14th May, 2009 wherein the new system of

communicating the entries in APAR is made applicable with effect from the reporting

period 2008-09. This Department's OM dated l e April, 2010 Ministries and Departments

have been further asked to provide a copy of the reckonable below bench mark ACRs for

the period prior to the reporting period 2008-09 to the concerned employee for his

representation, before such ACRs are placed before future DPCs. This OM also lays

down that the representations against the remarks or for up gradation of final grading in

the APAR be considered by the competent authority objectively in a quasi-judicial

manner on the basis of material placed before it. It provides that the competent authority

shall take into account the contentions of the officer who has represented against the

particular remarks/ grading in the APAR and also take the views from the reporting and

reviewing officer and in case of up gradation of the final grading given in the APAR, gives

specific reasons in the order.

 2. The UPSC has brought to the notice of this Department that in the DPCs being held

in the aegis of the Commission, orders of the competent authority do not contain specific

reasons for such up gradation in a number of cases. In this regard this Department has

already issued OM No. 2011/1/2005-Estt. A(Pt. II) dated 19th May, 2011 which, inter alia,

states that such orders cannot be termed as disposed off in a quasi-judicial manner as

laid down in the aforesaid OM dated 13.04.2010. Grading an officer below the bench

mark by the DPC in such cases on the ground of up gradation being without giving

sufficient reasons is prone to avoidable representations.

 3. It is reiterated that proper disposal of representation in a quasi-judicial manner as

outlined in this Department's OM dated 13.04.2010 is mandatory before the under

consideration ACR/APAR may be placed/considered before/by the DPC.

 4. All the Cadre Controlling Authorities, Ministries/Departments are advised to ensure

compliance of this before sending proposals for consideration of DPCs.

 (Saojul  nkar)

Director

TeL No. 23093180

To,

All Ministries/Departments, Government of India (As per Standard List).

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