Document Fragment View

Matching Fragments

(B) Thereafter, another Office Memorandum was issued on 12.02.2019 which was to the following effect:

“Ministry of Electronics & Information and Technology (MeitY) has examined the issues regarding granting of in-situ promotions of Group ‘A’ S&T officers of MeitY and its organizations from the date of their eligibilities under the extant policy dated 19.09.2016 vis-a-vis DoPT’s OM No. CS-14017/6/2017-Estt. (RR) dated 03.01.2018 regarding ante-dating of promotions of scientists on the directions of CAT/High Courts in consultation with DoPT. The matter has been deliberated at length and based on the comments received from DoPT and also keeping in view the fact that MeitY’s Policy was introduced in the year 2016 but made effective from 01.01.2011, delegating the powers to the Competent Authority to decide the date of promotions, this Ministry has taken the following decisions for implementations of promotions under MeitY’s Group ‘A’ S&T policy:-
i. With regard to promotion of Group ‘A’ S&T officers of MeitY, its Attached Offices and Statutory Bodies, for which the Appointing Authority is Hon’ble MEIT, promotions may be granted in respect of all the pending cases of batches prior to 01.07.2019/01.01.2020 (as the case may be), from the date of eligibility, in terms of ACC’s direction mentioned in Para 1(a) of MeitY’s OM dated 19.09.2016, so as to maintain uniformity.

ii. Provisions as per Para (I) with regard to promotions with effect from the date of eligibility will be made applicable suo-moto on the proposals already got approved/granted promotion from the date of approval of Competent Authority in MeitY, its Attached Offices and Statutory Bodies.

iii. With regard to the upcoming batches eligible as on 01.07.2019/01.01.2020 (as the case may be) and thereafter, all the organizations would be require to mandatorily complete the promotion exercise well in advance as laid down in the para 4 MeitY’s personnel policy so as to ensure that the promotions are effected from the date of eligibility. iv. In case of delay in completion of the procedure for conducting the review promotion of future batches for any reason, the promotions shall be effected from the date of approval by the Competent Authority only.

2. All the organizations under MeitY are advised to ensure that the backlog review promotions are completed within the prescribed time and decisions of this Ministry are scrupulously followed while conducting the review promotion exercises of Group ‘A’ S&T officers under the MeitY’s Policy dated 19.09.2016. In order to avoid delays in promotion in future, all the organizations under MeitY are also advised to complete the review promotions process well in advance of the due date.