DOPT : Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services
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 27 October, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services.
In terms of para 1(iv) of this Department’s OM No. AB.1401 7/64/2008 – Esit.(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 officer posted in the Centre in the grade of Joint 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:
| Sl. No. | Batch and Level in IAS | Date of Appointment at the Centre | Batch of Organized Group ‘A’ service to be considered for NFU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2006 as Joint Secretary | 02.10.2022 | 2004 & earlier w.e.f. 02.10.2022 |
3. Grant of higher pay scale under Non-Functional Upgradation is subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in Annex-I to OM dated 24.4.2009. Para 3 of the Annex-I states that all the prescribed eligibility criteria and promotional norms including ‘benchmark’ for up-gradation to a particular grade pay, would 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 officer mentioned in the table below Para 2, shall be eligible to be considered for grant of NFU to Level-14 with effect from the date mentioned above.
Hindi version will follow.
(Ranjeet Kumar Sudhanshu)
Under Secretary to Government of India
Source: DOPT