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MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
and Joint Secretary, on the basis of tenure deputation. The Department also deals
with cases of appointment to the posts of Chairman, Managing Director, full time
functional Directors / Members of the Boards of Management of various Public
Sector Undertakings/Enterprises, Corporations, Banks and Financial Institutions.
It also looks into the assignment of Indian experts to various developing countries.
This Department is headed by Secretary (Personnel) and has six divisions namely
(i) Establishment Officer, (ii) Services and Vigilance, (iii) Establishment, (iv)
Administrative Tribunal and Administration, (v) Training and (vi) Central Services.
Senior Appointments under the Government of India
2.2 All proposals for senior appointments under the Government of India, which require
the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) under the
Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961, are processed through
the Establishment Officer as Secretary of the ACC. These include board level
appointments to Central Public Sector Undertakings and appointments of Joint
Secretaries, Directors and Deputy Secretaries in the ministries / departments. In
addition, all appointments by promotion, which require the approval of the ACC are
also processed through the Establishment Officer.
Public Enterprises Selection Board
2.3 The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is entrusted with the responsibility
of making recommendations for appointments to the full-time Board level posts of
Chief Executives and functional Directors and part-time Chairman in Central Public
Undertakings.
Recruitment Agencies
2.4 The Department through two organisation ensures recruitment of personnel for the
Union/Central Government. These are the Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC) and the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). The UPSC has been constituted
under a provision of the Constitution and is responsible for conducting examinations
for appointments to the higher civil services and civil posts under the Union
Government, including recruitment to the All India Services. There is a provision
for consulting the Commission on matters relating to methods of recruitment,
principles to be followed in making promotions and transfers from one service to
another and on disciplinary matters.
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