Govt approves blanket extension of central deputation of officers

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 8

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The DoPT has issued an order to extend till June the tenure of all the officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary to Joint Secretary, who are on central deputation and are due to complete their term this month end.

In the order, the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), however, said the decision will not be applicable to those completing their tenure or extended tenure on superannuation.

It further said the decision extending the tenure was taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“The ACC has approved the extension of tenure (except on completion of tenure/extended tenure on superannuation) of all the officers working as Deputy Secretary/Director/Joint Secretary or at the equivalent level (appointed under the Central Staffing Scheme or through Civil Services Board procedure) and completing their regular/extended tenure between the period from March 25 to April 30 for a period up to June 30,” the order said.

The move assumes significance as the country is under 21-day lockdown to check the spread of COVID-19 scheduled to end on April 14 and it is learnt that the government is considering possible extension of the lockdown period.