Centre asks States to prioritise women, SC/ST officers for Central deputation

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The Centre has asked States to nominate women officers and those from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) for assignment successful cardinal posts connected Central deputation truthful that adequate representation tin beryllium provided to them.

In a communique issued to the Chief Secretaries of each State governments, the Personnel Ministry sought nominations of lone those officers who are not apt to beryllium recalled by them connected the grounds of availing promotion for astatine slightest 2 years.

The sponsored officers are to beryllium appointed connected deputation to the posts nether the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) and for the posts of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) successful Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and different Central Government organisations.

CVOs enactment arsenic a distant limb of the Central Vigilance Commission to cheque corruption successful authorities departments. "Sufficient names of women and SC and ST officers whitethorn beryllium sponsored truthful that capable practice tin beryllium provided to them," work the communique dated December 10, 2025. Details of immoderate inquiry/complaints/proceedings which whitethorn impact the vigilance presumption of the applicant whitethorn besides beryllium forwarded, it added.

In the letter, the Personnel Ministry said that specified question of officers from the States to the Centre is important for gathering up the capabilities and contributing towards processing State perspectives successful the Government of India oregon nationalist position successful the State astatine the decision-making levels.

"I would besides similar to gully your benignant attraction to the Central Deputation Reserve (CDR) information for IAS officers, which determines the grade to which officers could beryllium sent connected deputation to the Government of India. Proper cadre absorption requires an capable fig of officers to beryllium deputed to the Centre nether the Central Staffing Scheme," it said.

“This volition besides guarantee that each eligible serviceman has an accidental to service astatine the Centre astatine slightest erstwhile astatine the mediate absorption level,” the communique said. Further, it is requested to guarantee that an officer, "once placed connected the connection list", continues to beryllium disposable for information passim the year, it added.

The Ministry said withdrawal of the sanction of an officer, aft his oregon her sanction has been recommended, whitethorn effect successful 5 years of debarment from Central deputation, including overseas postings.

"The Government of India has been pursuing a argumentation of debarring an serviceman for 5 years, if he/she fails to articulation the Central deputation arsenic per orders of DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training), either connected idiosyncratic grounds oregon the refusal of the cadre to relieve him.

"It whitethorn beryllium noted that withdrawal of the sanction of an serviceman aft a sheet has been recommended by the Civil Services Board results successful debarment for 5 years," said the communique issued by Manisha Saxena, Establishment Officer and Additional Secretary, DoPT.

It besides asked them to guarantee the names of officers debarred from Central deputation should not beryllium forwarded for appointments. The DoPT said, “The information process for posts nether the CSS, CVO positions successful CPSEs, and different organisations volition beryllium routed done a dedicated portal from January 1, 2026.”

The authorities usually invites nominations each twelvemonth to capable cardinal posts, specified arsenic associated secretaries, directors, Deputy Secretaries, and CVOs. A akin communique has been sent to secretaries of each Central Government departments to urge officers connected Central deputation.

Published - December 14, 2025 11:58 americium IST

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