DOPT AR 0607 English Print.pmd - Jeywin
DOPT AR 0607 English Print.pmd - Jeywin
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SENIOR APPOINTMENTS AND FOREIGN TRAINING<br />
CHAPTER- 1<br />
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS AND FOREIGN TRAINING<br />
APPOINTMENTS<br />
1.1 The Department of Personnel and Training deals with appointments at senior level<br />
and personnel policies of the Government of India. For this purpose, the<br />
Establishment Officer and Additional Secretary acts as the Secretary to the<br />
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). All proposals for senior appointments<br />
under the Government of India requiring approval of the ACC, under the Government<br />
of India (Transaction of Business Rules, 1961) are processed through the<br />
Establishment Officer. These include Board level appointments to Public Sector<br />
Undertakings and appointments to the posts at the level of Joint Secretary. In<br />
addition, all appointments by promotion, which require the approval of the ACC are<br />
also processed through the Establishment Officer.<br />
1.1.1 The Establishment Officer is also the ex-officio Member Secretary of the Civil<br />
Services Board, which is chaired by the Cabinet Secretary. This Board makes<br />
recommendations for appointments in respect of the posts of Deputy Secretaries,<br />
Directors and Joint Secretaries under the Central Staffing Scheme. In addition, the<br />
Board also makes recommendations to the ACC for inclusion of officers in the Joint<br />
Secretaries suitability list.<br />
1.1.2 The Establishment Officer is also the Member Secretary of the Central Establishment<br />
Board, (CEB), which is chaired by the Secretary (Personnel). This Board makes<br />
recommendations for deputing officers on foreign training, assessment of Central<br />
Secretariat Service officers for appointments to the posts of Deputy Secretaries<br />
and Directors in the ministries/departments as well as premature retirement under<br />
the relevant rules in respect of officers below the rank of Joint Secretary.<br />
1.1.3 A Screening Committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary comprising Secretary<br />
(Personnel) and Finance Secretary has been constituted for approval of cases of<br />
Foreign Assignments and assignments under Rule 6 (2)(ii) of the IAS (Cadre) Rules<br />
1954. The approval of the PM is taken on the recommendations of the Committee<br />
for JS and above.<br />
1.1.4 A total of 310 officers were appointed to posts at the levels of Joint Secretary/<br />
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