Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment
Report (APAR) on SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report
Recoding Window) of Group ‘A’, ‘8’ and ‘C’ officers- Extension of
timelines for completion of APAR online for the year 2018-19

No.21 011/02/2015-Est(A-II)-Part II
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi – 110001
Dated the 18th April 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recoding Window) of Group ‘A’, ‘8’ and ‘C’ officers- Extension of timelines for completion of APAR online for the year 2018-19.

The undersigned is directed to say that a large number of officers of the
Central Government Ministries/Departments have been deputed for election duty in the General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2019. It is understood there would be practical difficulties in recording of APAR online as per the target dates prescribed in DoPT O.M.No.21011/01/2005-Estt.(A)(Ptll) dated 23rd July, 2009, through SPARROW platform, for officers deputed for election duty.

2. The matter has been examined in this Department and it has been decided with the approval of competent authority that the target dates prescribed in O.M. dated 23rd July, 2009 be relaxed as one time measure only for online generation, filling up of self-appraisal, reporting, reviewing and acceptance of APAR for the year 2018-19 through SPARROW portal for all Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers. The revised target dates for online recording and completion of entire APAR process for the year 2018-19 is enclosed as Annexure. This relaxation is subject to the condition that no remarks shall be recorded in the APAR for the year 2018-19 after 31.12.2019.

Where the reporting, reviewing and the accepting authority fail to record their comments within the time frame, the officer reported upon may be assessed on the basis of the overall record and self-assessment for the year, if he has submitted his self-appraisal within stipulated time.

sd/-
(Jayashree Chellamani)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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No recruitment with interview at the junior level posts in Government of India Ministries/Departments/attached Office/Subordinate Office/Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings

Dopt already taken a decision to discontinue interviews at the junior level posts at Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted), Group ‘C’ ,Group ‘D’

Discontinuation of Interview at Lower Level Posts

No.39020/09/2015-Estt-(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Estt. B Section

Discontinuation of Interview at Lower Level Posts

The Prime Minister in his address to the nation on the Independence Day has stressed the need to discontinue holding interviews for recruitment for such junior level posts where personality assessment is not an absolutely necessary requirement.

He has called upon the Government Organizations’ to end this practice at the earliest as it will help in curbing corruption, more objective selection in transparent manner substantially easing the problems of poor people.

He has emphasized that the recruitment should be made on merit basis through transparent, online processes leading to less Government and more Governance.

The Department of Personnel and Training on the basis of recommendations made by the Committee of Secretaries has already taken a decision to discontinue interviews at the junior level posts at Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted), Group ‘C’ ,Group ‘D’ (which are now reclassified as Group ‘C’) and all equivalent posts.

All the advertisement for future vacancies will be without the Interview as part of the recruitment process. From 1st January 2016 there will be no recruitment with interview at the junior level posts, in Government of India Ministries/Departments/attached Office/Subordinate Office/Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings.

The interviews will be done away even in cases where the selections were made purely on basis of performance in the interview. The Ministries/Departments/Organizations’ will consider revising the scheme for selection for such cases.

As the Skill Test or Physical Test is different from Interview they may continue. However these tests will only be of qualifying nature. Assessment will not be done on the basis of marks for such tests.
The decision to discontinue interview for the junior level posts across the country will be major step towards achieving the objectives of citizen centric transparent governance.

The matter has also been taken up with the State Governments/UTs to undertake similar exercise, from time to time. In this regard letters from Secretary (Personnel) to the State Chief Secretaries have been issued on 4th September 2015 and letters from MoS(PP) to the State Chief Ministers have been issued on 29th September 2015 and 1st January 2015.

To facilitate the implementation of the directions of the Hon’ble Prime Minister further by the various Organizations/Ministries/Departments/Governments a one day workshop was also organized by the DOPT on 16th November 2015.

Some of the State Government have shared the status in this regard with the DOPT. The Summary of the State Responses on the Discontinuation of Interview is as follows:

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Instructions / guidelines under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955 to process deemed resignation for being unauthorisedly absent after expiry of Leave / Study Leave/ Foreign Assignment etc.

F.No. 11019/05/2015-AIS-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi dated the 3rd Nov, 2015

The Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs

Subject:- Instructions / guidelines under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955 to process deemed resignation for being unauthorisedly absent after expiry of Leave / Study Leave/ Foreign Assignment etc.

Sir/Madam,
The following procedure shall be followed in the cases of unauthorized absence and to initiate proceedings of deemed resignation under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955:-

(a) A Member of Service (MoS), if remains unauthorisedly absent after the sanctioned period of leave / study leave / tenure of Foreign Assignment as prescribed under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave)Rules, 1955, there shall be a one month waiting period after the end of leave period / tenure of foreign assignment etc. After that the concerned State Government shall issue a show cause notice, thereby giving an opportunity to the MoS to explain his / her case. Thereafter, if the MoS does not return to duty, the State Government concerned shall initiate proceedings of deemed resignation under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955 and forward a complete proposal to the Central Government for effecting deemed resignation within next two months. If the State Government fails to comply with these instructions and does not adhere to the aforesaid timeline, the Central Government shall initiate proceedings of deemed resignation under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955 on its own. The term ‘Central Government’ means the concerned Cadre Controlling Authority, i.e. Department of Personnel & Training for IAS officers, Ministry of Home Affairs for IPS officer and Ministry of Environment,
Forest & Climate Change for IFS officers respectively.

(b) However, there is no bar in issuing show cause notice and seek clarification from MoS for being unauthorisedly absent any time during one year period of unauthorised absence or as otherwise provided under rule 7(2)(a) & (b) respectively. But after period of one year of unauthorised absence or as otherwise provided under rule 7(2)(a) & (b) respectively, the whole process of deemed resignation shall be completed within three months as prescribed above.

2. The above instructions / guidelines may please be brought to the notice of all the concerned authorities under your administrative control for strict compliance.

3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Diwakar Nath Misra)
Director(Services)

Authority: www.persmin.gov.in

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G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M.F.No.12/21/2015-JCA2, dated 29.10.2015

Subject: Closure of offices/buildings surrounding Patel Chowk and Vijay Chowk/ Rajpath on 30.10.2015 for the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel – regarding

Anti-sabotage checks are required to be done in the buildings surrounding Patel Chowk and Vijay Chowk/ Rajpath before Run for Unity’ at Rajpath on 31.10.2015. These building will have to be vacated after working hours on 30.10.2015 so that rooms are sealed after regular anti-sabotage checks are completed.

2. It has, therefore, been decided that the Government offices located in the buildings indicated in the Annexure to this OM would be closed on 30.10.2015 after working hours until 0930 hrs on 31.10.2015.

List of Buildings to be closed after office hours on 30.10.2015 to 0930 HRs on 31.10.2015

1. R.P. BHAWAN
2. PARLIAMENT HOUSE
3. SOUTH BLOCK
4. NORTH BLOCK
5. RAIL BHAWAN
6. TRANSPORT BHAWAN
7. CSIR BUILDING
8. SHRAM SHAKTI BHAWAN
9. DOORDARSHAN TOWER & AKASHVANI BHAWAN
10. SANCHAR BHAWAN
11. KRISHI BHAWAN
12. SHASTRI BHAWAN
13. NATIONAL ARCHIEVES
14. INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ART
15. NATIONAL MEDIA CENTRE
16. JAWAHAR BHAWAN
17. RED CROSS BUILDING
18. AIFACS
19. NDMC HQ, PALIKA KENDRA
20. HUTMENTS (MOD OFFICE) DALHOUSIE ROAD
21. DRDO BHAWAN
22. VAYU BHAWAN
23. HUTMENTS ON MOTI LAL NEHRU 50 AGRO PP VAYU BHAWAN
24. SENA BHAWAN
25. UDYOG BHAWAN
26. NIRMAN BHAWAN
27. NATIONAL MUSEUM
28. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
29. VIGYAN BHAWAN
30. VIGYAN BHAWAN ANNEXE.
31. CCA, MIN. OF AGRICULTURE, 16-A, AKBAR ROAD
32. JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU BHAWAN (MEA OFFICE)
33. KOTA HOUSE
34. JAM NAGAR HOUSE
35. RAKSHA BHAWAN
36. FARIDKOT HOUSE
37. HYDERABAD HOUSE
38. KAPOORTHALA HOUSE
39. NATIONAL STADIUM
40. TERRITORIAL ARMY UNIT
41. COAST GUARD HQ
42. PRINCESS PARK HOSTEL
43. NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
44. BARODA HOUSE
45. BIKANER HOUSE
46. BIKANER HOUSE ANNEXE
47. JAISALMER HOUSE
48. JODHPUR HOSTEL
49. RBI
50. NITI AAYOG
51. SARDAR PATEL BHAWAN
52. NIRVACHAN SADAN
53. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, PATEL CHOWK
54, AKASHWANI BHAWAN / AIR, SANSAD MARG
55. DAK BHAWAN
56. JEEVAN TARA BUILDING
57. JEEVAN DEEP BUILDING
58. JEEWAN VIHAR BUILDING
59. SBI BUILDING

Authority: www.persmin.gov.in

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