Employees await schedule for DPC meetings
The Hindu
Rule of reservation in promotions is said to have delayed the process to some extent
State government employees are anxiously waiting for the government’s initiative to release schedule for departmental promotion committee (DPC) meetings as the panel year for promotions (September 1 to August 31) will expire in a couple of days. The government had announced constitution of the DPCs last year. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar earlier this year asked special chief secretaries, principal secretaries and other senior officials to complete the process of giving promotions to employees in Secretariat and at other levels. A majority of the departments too are said to have complied with the directives but the process of giving promotions has been delayed because of “technical issues”. Guidelines issued by the High Court with regard to implementation of the rule of reservation in promotions is said to have delayed the process to some extent.More Related News
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