Grant of the higher pay scale under Non-Functional Upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services

Grant of the higher pay scale under Non-Functional Upgradation

No. AB.14017/30/2011-Estt.(RR) Vol.III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 21st September 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services.
Reference is invited to para 1(iv) of this Department O.M. No. AB-14017/13/2022-Estt.(RR) dated 15.09.2022 (earlier OM No.AB.1 4017/64/2008-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 officers posted in the Centre in the grade of Additional Secretary as well as the date of posting of the first officer belonging to the respective batch in 2022 are indicated in the table below :

S.No	Batch and Level in IAS	ACC order issued on	Batch of Organized Group ‘A’ service to be considered for Non-Functional upgradation
1.	1996 as Additional Secretary	10.08.2022	1994 & earlier w.e.f. 10.08.2022

3. Grant of higher pay scale under Non-Functional Upgradation is subject to the terms and conditions provided in Para 4 (iii) of consolidated O.M. No. AB-14017/ 13/2022-Estt.(RR) dated 15.09.2022(Annex-I to earlier OM dated 24.4.2009). The Para 4 (111) states that all the prescribed eligibility criteria and promotional norms including ‘benchmark’ for up-gradation to a particular grade pay, have to be met, at the time of screening.

4. Therefore, officers belonging to OGAS, who have not been granted promotion in the above grades but have completed the necessary residency period in their respective feeder grades as on the crucial date of eligibility for promotion to these grades and are at least two batches senior to the batch of the IAS officers 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.

(Ranjeet Kumar Sudhanshu)
Under Secretary to Government of India

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