Guidelines on deputation/foreign service for members of the organized Group ‘A’ and Group'B' Services of the Central Government

No.12.76/2012-FA (UN)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block,New Delhi, the 4th September, 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Grant of Cadre clearance and extension of tenure of foreign assignments of officers of the Organized Gp. ‘A’ & Gp. ‘B’ Services of the Government of India with the international organizations- reg.

Kindly refer to this Department’s O.M. No. AB-14017/2/07-Estt.(RR), dated 29/02/2008, regarding Consolidated guidelines on deputation/foreign service for members of the organized Gp. ‘A’ and Gp.'B' Services of the Central Government. In this regard, the undersigned is further directed to say that the ACC has approved that the norm of fixing seven years as maximum period away from the cadre may be followed strictly.
2. Therefore, all the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are hereby requested to restrict the proposals of officers of the organized Gp. ‘A’ & Gp.‘B’ Services of the GOI proceeding on foreign assignment from a deputation post to a maximum of seven years on the deputation post and the foreign assignment put together subject to the tenure limits prescribed in the above referred O.M. dated 29/02/2008.

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(Dr. Amarpreet Duggal)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India