Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A‘ Services: DOPT
Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A‘ Services – Additional Secretary Grade: DOPT OM dated 23.01.2023
No. AB.1 4017/30/2011-Estt.(RR)[Vol.III]
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
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New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2023
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A‘ Services – regarding
In terms of para-l(iv) of this Department’s OM No. AB.14017/64/2008 – Estt.(RR) dated 24.04.09, regarding Non-Functional Upgradation for officers of Organised Group ‘A’ Services (OGAS}, the details of batch of the officers belonging to the Indian Administrative Service who have been posted at the Centre in various grades were issued from time to time.
2. The details of the batch of IAS officer posted at the Centre in the grade of Additional Secretary as well as the date of posting of the first officer belonging to that batch are indicated in the table below:
| Sl. No. | Batch and Level in IAS | Date of appointment at the Centre | Batch of Organised Group ‘A’ Services to be considered for NFU |
| 1. | 1997 as Additional Secretary | 19.11.2022 | 1995 & earlier w.e.f. 19.11.2022 |
3. Grant of higher pay scale under Non-Functional Upgradation is subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in Annex-I to OM dated 24.4.2009. Para 3 of the Annex-I states that all the prescribed eligibility criteria and promotional norms including ‘benchmark’ for up-gradation to a particular grade pay, would have to be met, at the time of screening.
4. Therefore, officers belonging to OGAS, who have not been granted promotion in the above grade but have completed the necessary residency period in the feeder grade as on the crucial date of eligibility for promotion to the grade and are at least two batches senior to the batch of the IAS officer mentioned in the table below Para 2, shall be eligible to be considered for grant of NFU to Level-15 with effect from the date mentioned above.
Hindi version will follow.
(Sanjay)
Under Secretary to Government of India
Source: DOPT

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