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.
//COPY// India News Desk
