DoPT instructs all Ministries to initiate action for notifying the Recruitment Rules as soon as the same are approved by the UPSC so that the prescribed time limit of 10 weeks can be adhered to.
Department of Personnel and Training has issued a communication regarding Discontinuation of Interview for lower level posts. PM feels that it will help in curbing corruption, and substantially easing the problems of poor people. States have also started following doing away with Interviews for lower level posts
DOPT has provided detailed situations in which comments or advice can be sought from DOPT whenever a Court Order is issued against the instructions of Govt on service matters
Department of Personnel and Training has released draft OM for delegating powers to Ministries, departments and borrowing organisations for extending deputation tenure upto 7 years
Department of Personnel & Training – DoPT issued an OM regarding Stay order dated 08.08.2014 passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court against the order of the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala regarding grant of MACP benefit in the promotional hierarchy
Department of Personnel & Training has issued an OM on Instructions regarding time limit for holding examinations / interviews from the date of advertisement for the post under direct recruitment should be completed within 6 months since the delay may deny the opportunity to fresh candidates who become eligible during that period.
Department of Personnel and Training has exempted transfer of employees who are taking care of disabled dependents. DoPT in this OM defines the word ‘disabled’ which includes (i) blindness or low vision (ii) hearing impairment (iii) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy (iv) leprosy cured (v) mental retardation (vi) mental illness (vii) multiple disabilities and (viii) autism.
Railway Board issued Circular on Relaxation in medical examination for the candidates proposed to be appointed in railway by way of compassionate ground / land loser case. Appointment will be examined as per laid down yardstick for the post against which the candidate is being considered for appointment
Railway Board has issued a circular reiterating the procedure for seeking redressal . Any grievance is to be addressed to the immediate Superior or the head of the department the employee is working.
Consequent to the DoPT OM on discontinuation of interview for Group C and D Posts Department of Public Enterprises has also issued OM in line with DoPT for the discontinuation of interview for non-executive level posts in CPSEs
DOPT clarifies that from 01.01.2016 there wouldn’t be any interview for the posts of Group ‘C’, and non-gazetted posts of Group ‘B’ Category in Central Government Service. Skill Test or Physical Test is different from Interview, and they may continue. However, these tests will only be of qualifying nature. Assessment will not be done on the basis of marks for such tests
Minutes of Meeting of Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) Staff Side held on Friday, the 9th October, 2015 under the Joint Chairmanship of JS(AV), DoP&T