Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services: DOPT OM dated 19.08.2024

Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services for Batch in IAS Additional Secretary, Joint Director, Director & Deputy Secretary: DOPT OM dated 19.08.2024

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

New Delhi, 19th August, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services.

In terms of para l(iv) of this Department OM No.AB.14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.04.2009, 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 grades of Deputy Secretary, Director, Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary as well as the date of posting of the first officer belonging to the respective batches in 2024 are indicated in the table below:

S. No	Batch and Level in IAS	Date of Appointment at the Centre	Batch of Organized Group ‘A’ service to be considered for NFU
1.	1999 as Additional Secretary	06.08.2024	1997 & earlier w.e.f 06.08.2024
2.	2008 as Joint Secretary	06.08.2024	2006 & earlier w.e.f 06.08.2024
3.	2010 as Director	01.01.2024	2008 & earlier w.e.f. 01.01.2024
4.	2015 as Deputy Secretary	02.02.2024	2013 & earlier w.e.f. 22.02.2024

3. Grant of higher pay scale under Non-Functional Upgradation is subject to the terms and conditions provided 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, have to be met, at the time of screening.

4. Therefore, officers belonging to OGAS, who are at least two batches senior to the batch of the IAS officers mentioned in the table below Para-2, and who are otherwise eligible and fulfill the eligibility conditions for promotion including completing of prescribed eligibility service in the respective feeder grades, as on the crucial date of eligibility for promotion to the above grades, but have not been granted promotion to these grades, Shall be eligible to be considered for grant of NFU in: Level-15, Level-14, Level-13 or Level-12 of Pay matrix, as the case may be, with effect from the dates mentioned above.

Hindi version will follow.

(Santanu Dhar)
Under Secretary to Government of India
Tel.23094254

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