Promotion of Government servants whom disciplinary / criminal prosecution are pending | Directorate OM dated 04/03/2024

No. X-7/6/2022-SPN-II

Government of India

Ministry of Communications 

Department of Posts

To,
a) All Chief Postmasters General,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi - 110 001 March 04, 2024

b) Chief General Manager, PLI / Parcel / BD Directorate

c) Director RAKNPA/Director of all Postal Training Centres

d) Add. Director General, Army Postal Service

e) All General Manager (Finance) / Director of Accounts (Postal)

Subject:-Promotion of Government servants through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination against whom disciplinary / criminal prosecution are pending - reg.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to refer to Directorate's communication of even number dated 17.05.2023 and dated 22.09.2023, on the above mentioned subject and to convey approval of the Competent Authority for following modification:-

A. Para 4(c) of letter of even number dated 17.05.2023 shall be modified as under:-

'Minor Penalty - Recovery from Pay:- Where penalty of 'Recovery from Pay' has been imposed, results shall be declared. Candidate figuring in the merit list may be promoted after the currency period of penalty is over, i.e. after the pecuniary loss caused to the Government is fully recovered. Results of LDCE should clearly mention- 'although the official has been declared successful, promotion will be effective after currency of the penalty imposed vide Order No.....dated........"

Copy to:

Yours faithfully,

(Satya Narayana Dash) Director (SPN)

a) PSO/Sr. PPS to Secretary (Posts) / Director General Postal Services b) Sr. PPS/PPS to Members Postal Services Board / Addl. DG (Coordination) c) Sr. DDG(Vig) & CVO, Department of Posts

d) Director (Staff) / Director (DE), Dak Bhawan

e) All recognized Service Federation / Association of Department of Posts

f) Portal upload, CEPT with request to upload this document on India Post website. g) Office copy/ Guard file.

(Pankaj Kumar) Section Officer (SPN)