Promotion of Government servants through LDCE against whom disciplinary / criminal prosecution are pending: DOP
Promotion of Government servants through LDCE against whom disciplinary / criminal prosecution are pending: DOP Order dated 04.03.2024
No. X-7/6/2022-SPN-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi — 110 001
March 04, 2024
To,
a) All Chief Postmasters General,
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……..’
Yours faithfully,
(Satya Narayana Dash)
Director (SPN)
Copy to:
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. Office copy / Guard file.
g) Office copy/ Guard File
(Pankaj Kumar)
Section Officer (SPN)
Source: Department of Posts

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