Procedure for pre-mature termination of appointment on account of resignation: DOPT

Procedure for pre-mature termination of appointment on account of resignation: DOPT OM dated 02.12.2021

No.18/19/2016-EO(SM.II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi

02.12.2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Procedure for pre-mature termination of appointment on account of resignation.

Attention is invited to DoPT’s OM No.4/14/2008-EO(SM-Il) dated 01.10.2014 (copy enclosed), DoPT’s OM No.27(13)EO/91(ACC) dated 08.11.1991 (copy enclosed) and DoPT’s OM No.27(11)EO/83(ACC) dated 27.09.1983 (copy enclosed) vide which all the Ministries/Departments were requested to ensure that whenever a need arose to terminate appointment made with the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) prematurely, proposals should be sent to this Department for obtaining the orders of the ACC, before taking any action in this regard.

2. The ACC has directed that the cases for accepting resignations, specifically, where such resignations have been tendered consequent to ACC’s approval for appointment on other posts, invariably be submitted for consideration of the ACC within 07 days from the date of receiving such resignations.

3. All the Ministries/Departments are, therefore, requested to ensure compliance of the above instructions.

(Pallavi Singh Prakash)
Deputy Secretary
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

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