In good news for civil service aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre has extended till next year the relaxation in upper age limit for the residents of the state. According to the notified changes, people of the state can write All India Service Examination till they attain the age of 35 years.
In the first phase DOPT has come up with an implementation order relating to the above mentioned Rotational Transfer policy, in which Section Officers also who have completed 16 years of service in the same Ministry or Departmen have been issued with transfer orders to different Ministry or department.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has considered various proposals for stepping up of pay of senior promote Inspectors/Similarly placed Officers in the field formations under CBEC with reference to such of their directly recruited juniors appointed on or after 1.1.2006.
To ensure transparency in allotment of General Pool residential accommodation, faster rotation of housing stock and to provide more convenience to the applicants, an Automated System of Allotment (ASA) has been launched by the Directorate of Estates from the year 2010.
DOPT has formulated a Rotational Transfer Policy for Officers of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) in all grades.