No.7/3/2003-PIC
Government
of India
Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances & pensions
Department
of Personnel & Training
*****
North
Block, New Delhi – 110 001
Dated
20th January, 2004.
|
Subject:- |
Optimisation
of Direct Recruitment to Civilian Posts : Placing of indents on Recruiting
Agencies. |
Reference: (i) DoPT
O.M. No.7/3/2003-PIC
dated 11th
September, 2003.
(ii)
DoPT O.M. No.2/26/2001-PIC dated 11th
September, 2002.
(iii) DoPT O.M. No.2/8/2001-PIC dated 18th
June, 2002.
(iv)
DoPT O.M. No.2/8/2001-PIC dated 16th
May, 2001.
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It may, with regard to the above references, please be
recalled that, vide DoPT O.M. No.7/3/2003-PIC dated 11th
September, 2003, it was advised that, consequent to a review by the Cabinet
Secretariat, all Ministries/Departments were required to immediately convene
Meetings of the Screening Committee (if they had not already held the same) in
order that delays did not occur in placing of indents on Recruiting
Agencies. It was also advised that, in
the event of the Screening Committee Meetings not being held on time, the
responsibility for the same should be fixed; the position, in this behalf, was
to be communicated to the DoPT before 26th September, 2003.
2. It is, however, learnt from the UPSC’s D.O. letter dated 10th
December, 2003, that some Ministries/Departments have placed indents on the
UPSC for filling up Group ‘A’ posts without obtaining the clearance from the
appropriate Screening Committee.
3. On review of the position, it has been decided that any
indent placed on the UPSC after 1st September, 2003 (without
obtaining the clearance of the appropriate Screening Committee) will be reduced
to one third of the posts indented, by the UPSC. The concerned Ministry / Department will also be required to
determine responsibility for this lapse and urgently convey the position to
the DopT for further transmission to the Cabinet Secretary.
4. The UPSC have also advised that several Ministries have placed
indents, prior to 1st September, 2003, for the following
Examinations, without obtaining the clearance from the Screening Committee
Meetings:-
| (i) | Civil Services Examination, 2003 |
| (ii) | Engineering Services Examination, 2003 |
| (iii) | Combined Medical Services Examination, 2003 |
| (iv) | SCRA Examination, 2003 |
| (v) | Geologists’ Examination, 2003 |
| (vi) | IES/ISS Examination, 2003 |
| (vii) | Combined Medical Services Examination, 2004 |
5. Since considerable process of recruitment would have already
taken place against these indents, it has been decided not to reduce the same
at this stage. While the UPSC would be
accepting the indent for the above Examinations, as a special case, it should
be ensured that the Screening Committee Meetings pertaining to all outstanding
Annual Direct Recruitment Plans (including the above) be held immediately (if
not already held) and corresponding reduction may be effected in the Group B, C
and D cadres, commensurate with the excess recruitment resorted to in Group ‘A’
posts, in the above indents. In
addition to the above, the entire backlog of Screening Committee Meetings
should also be cleared within one month and a compliance report sent to
the address of Shri S.Chandrasekaran, Joint Secretary(E), Department of
Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi.
6. It is further advised that where the UPSC have reduced the indent of a Ministry / Department to one third of the vacancies indented, on account of the Screening Committee Meeting not being held, the revised community-wise break up should be furnished to the UPSC, on the reduced indent, without delay, in order that no dislocation is caused to the recruitment process.
Sd/-
Vidhu Kashyap
Director(JCA)
Tel:23092589
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