Lok Sabha Question No. 5223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Officers of CSS
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5223

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019)

## OFFICERS OF CSS

## 5223. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for delay in finalizing select list of Deputy Secretaries of Central Secretariat Service (CSS);
- (b) the  reasons  for  reported  discriminatory  treatment  towards  CSS  compared  to  Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS) in finalizing select lists and giving promotions;
- (c) the number of vacancies that existed in the grades of Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Director and equivalent posts in CSSS as on 1.7.2012 onwards and the vacancies filled up since 1.7.2012, year and grade-wise along with the dates of filling up of such vacancies; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  select  list  of  Deputy  Secretaries  for  the  select  list  year  2013 onwards upto 2018 would be finalized and promotions to the post of Directors against existing vacancies would be made?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a):    Regular vacancies in the grade of Deputy Secretary shall be filled by regular promotion of regular officers of Under Secretary who have rendered not less than five years' approved service in that Grade and are included in the Select List for the Selection Grade (Deputy Secretary). The last Select List for Deputy Secretaries was finalized for the year 2012.

For finalizing the Select List of Selection Grade (Deputy Secretary) of the CSS for the year 2013 onwards,  the  zone  of  consideration  includes  Under  Secretaries  belonging  to  Under  Secretary Select List 2003 onwards,  which is presently sub-judice in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

- (b):    Both CSS and CSSS are governed by different sets of Rules and Regulations and therefore, the question does not arise.
- (c):   The vacancy position and filling up of posts in the grade of Under Secretary in CSS cadre is given at Annexure-I.

The combined strength of Joint Secretary (in-situ), Directors and Deputy Secretaries of CSS is 600 with inter-se flexibility,  subject to a ceiling of 44 for Joint Secretary (in-situ) and 220 posts at the Director level. The details of vacancies and number of officers promoted in the grades of Directors and DS are given in Annexure-II.

The vacancy position and filling up of posts in equivalent posts in CSSS cadre is given at Annexure-III.

(d):    In  the  grade  of  Deputy  Secretary  no  regular  promotion  from  the  Select  List  Year  2013 onwards is possible due to an ongoing litigation pending in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

## ANNEXURE-I

## Under Secretary Grade : Regular vacancies filled up since 01.07.2012 are as follows:

| Select List Year                                          | No. of vacancies                                          | No. of officers promoted                                  | Date of issue of Select List                              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2012                                                      | 260                                                       | 260                                                       | 04.07.2014                                                |
| 2013                                                      | 221                                                       | 194                                                       | 23.01.2015                                                |
| 2014                                                      | 279                                                       | 267                                                       | 14.09.2015                                                |
| Further regular promotions are held up due to litigation. | Further regular promotions are held up due to litigation. | Further regular promotions are held up due to litigation. | Further regular promotions are held up due to litigation. |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Director Grade : Regular vacancies filled up since 01.07.2012 is as follows:

|   Select List Year | No. of vacancies   | No. of officers promoted   | Date of issue of Select List       |
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|               2012 | 51                 | 46                         | 03.07.2012, 07.06.2013, 06.06.2016 |
|               2013 | 48                 | 43                         | 07.03.2014, 06.06.2016             |
|               2014 | No panel year      | No panel year              | No panel year                      |
|               2015 | 54                 | 54                         | 10.11.2015                         |
|               2016 | 83                 | 77                         | 30.06.2016, 17.04.2018, 28.02.2018 |
|               2017 | 88                 | 84                         | 27.09.2018                         |

## Deputy Secretary Grade :

|   Select List Year |   No. of vacancies |   No. of officers promoted | Date of issue of Select List   |
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|               2012 |                150 |                        150 | 06.06.2016                     |

Further, regular promotion in both DS and Director grade held up due to litigation in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

| PPS grade of CSSS   | PPS grade of CSSS     | PPS grade of CSSS   | PPS grade of CSSS            | PPS grade of CSSS                                                                  |
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.               | Select List Year      | Number of Vacancies | Vacancies filled up          | Date of filling up of vacancies                                                    |
| 1                   | SLY-2012 (01.07.2012) | 152                 | 74                           | 30.08.2013                                                                         |
| 1                   | SLY-2012 (Review)     | 1                   | 1                            | 26.12.2014                                                                         |
| 1                   | SLY-2012 (Review)     | 2                   | 2                            | 30.04.2014                                                                         |
| 2                   | SLY-2013 (01.07.2013) | 144                 | 72 + 3 (from extended panel) | 30.04.2014                                                                         |
| 2                   | SLY-2013 (Review)     | 3                   | 3                            | 26.12.2014                                                                         |
| 3                   | SLY-2014 (01.07.2014) | 125                 | 60 + 1 (from extended panel) | 26.12.2014                                                                         |
| 3                   | SLY-2014 (Review)     | 6                   | 6                            | 21.12.2015                                                                         |
| 4                   | SLY-2015 (01.07.2015) | 186                 | 128+ 9 (from extended panel) | 21.12.2015, 31.12.2015, 03.02.2016, 01.03.2016, 31.03.2016, 06.05.2016& 03.06.2016 |
| 5                   | SLY-2016 (01.07.2016) | 115                 | 77 + 4 (from extended panel) | 22.11.2018                                                                         |
| 6                   | SLY-2017 (01.07.2017) | 882                 | Not yet filled up            | Not applicable                                                                     |

## Sr. PPS grade of CSSS

Number of

Vacancies

42

55

75

89

23

268

Vacancies filled up

8

9

4

89 + 12 (from extended panel)

23 + 5 (from extended panel)

268 + 4 (from extended panel)

S.No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Select List Year

SLY-2012

(01.07.2012)

SLY-2013

(01.07.2013)

SLY-2014

(01.07.2014)

SLY-2015

(01.07.2015)

SLY-2016

(01.07.2016)

SLY-2017

(01.07.2017)

Date of filling up of

vacancies

30.07.2012

16.07.2013

14.10.2014

30.07.2015,

29.03.2016

31.10.2018

30.04.2019

| PSO grade of CSSS   | PSO grade of CSSS     | PSO grade of CSSS                                                                                                                                             | PSO grade of CSSS                                                   | PSO grade of CSSS               |
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.No.               | Select List Year      | Number of Vacancies                                                                                                                                           | All eligible Sr. PPS in particular SLY promoted to the grade of PSO | Date of filling up of vacancies |
| 1                   | SLY-2012 (01.07.2012) | Posts of Sr. PPS are operated at the level of PSO (upto 15% of Group A Posts of CSSS in number) after Sr. PPS become eligible for promotion to the grade PSO. | 7                                                                   | 19.07.2012                      |
| 2                   | SLY-2013 (01.07.2013) | Posts of Sr. PPS are operated at the level of PSO (upto 15% of Group A Posts of CSSS in number) after Sr. PPS become eligible for promotion to the grade PSO. | 9                                                                   | 26.06.2014                      |
| 3                   | SLY-2014 (01.07.2014) | Posts of Sr. PPS are operated at the level of PSO (upto 15% of Group A Posts of CSSS in number) after Sr. PPS become eligible for promotion to the grade PSO. | 8                                                                   | 26.06.2014                      |
| 4                   | SLY-2015 (01.07.2015) | Posts of Sr. PPS are operated at the level of PSO (upto 15% of Group A Posts of CSSS in number) after Sr. PPS become eligible for promotion to the grade PSO. | 26                                                                  | 01.06.2015                      |
| 5                   | SLY-2016 (01.07.2016) | Posts of Sr. PPS are operated at the level of PSO (upto 15% of Group A Posts of CSSS in number) after Sr. PPS become eligible for promotion to the grade PSO. | 10                                                                  | 02.09.2016                      |
| 6                   | SLY-2017 (01.07.2017) | Posts of Sr. PPS are operated at the level of PSO (upto 15% of Group A Posts of CSSS in number) after Sr. PPS become eligible for promotion to the grade PSO. | 1                                                                   | 06.04.2018                      |
| 7                   | SLY-2018 (01.07.2018) | Posts of Sr. PPS are operated at the level of PSO (upto 15% of Group A Posts of CSSS in number) after Sr. PPS become eligible for promotion to the grade PSO. | 3                                                                   | 28.09.2018                      |