Representation against APAR for the year 2018-19

Representation against APAR for the year 2018-19: APARs of Group ‘A’ officers are prepared online through SPARROW – Railway Board

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. 2020/SCC/03/02

New Delhi, Dated 15.01.2020

The General Manager
All Zonal Railways/PUs etc.
Training Institutes
CMD/MD of PUs

Sub : Representation against APAR for the year 2018-19.

APARs of Group ‘A’ officers are prepared online through SPARROW. All the procedure (Reporting/Reviewing/Accepting and Representation, if any) was to be completed by 31.12.19 for the year 2018-19. Thereafter, system has been closed automatically. APARs shall be treated as complete at whatever level it has been written.

2. Now, it has come to notice that some APARs have been closed at the level of Reporting/Reviewing/ Accepting on 31.12.19 and officers could not make representation, if any, against the APARs. Also some representations against the APAR of 2018-19 which had been submitted online have been automatically after 31.12.19 at various stages without finalisation.

3. It has been decided that officers may submit representation, if any against the APAR for the year 2018-19 before 20th February’2020 in manual mode as per extant instructions. Thereafter, presentation will be considered. Also, the representations against the APAR for the year 2018-19 which were under consideration online closed on 31.12.19 at any stage, may be considered manually by the competent authority along with available information (i.e. remarks of Reporting/Reviewing/Accepting).

4. Necessary action may be taken accordingly.

5. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

(Vinod Kumar)
Under Secretary(Conf.)
Railway Board
#45577 (Rly.)

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