MOST IMMEDIATE
No.6/5/2011-CS-I(S)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
2nd Floor, Lok Navak Bhawan,Khan Market,
New Delhi-110 003, Date: 4th October, 2011.
OFFICE MEMORANUM
Subject: Promotion of Assistant to the grade of Section Officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on ad-hoc basis.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 6/9/2010-CS-I(S) dated 11.11.2010, 07.04.2011 and 06.07.2011 on the subject mentioned above.
2. Considering the fact that posts are lying vacant in the Section Officers’ Grade in various Ministries/Departments mainly on account of court cases, it has been decided that eligible Assistants (who have completed 8 years of approved service in the grade of Assistant) upto SCSLs 2002 (Gen. & SC) may be promoted to the grade of Section Officer on ad-hoc basis to the extent of vacant posts available in the Cadre Units upto 31,10.2011. All the eligible Assistants of ST category upto SL 2002 were already promoted on ad-hoc basis vide OM No. 6/9/2010-CS-I(S) dated 11.11.2010. The ad-hoc promotion/appointment would be subject to the following conditions:
AN IN-PRINCIPLE DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO INCREASE THE RETIREMENT AGE BY 2 YEARS WITHIN THE YEAR ITSELF..!

