NEW DELHI: 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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