ANNEXURE to the Memo. No.A.11019/2/2019/DPAR/SS-II(1) dated 18.08.2020 Draft Recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee for grant of regular promotion to the post of Assistant (For comments from the officials concerned) The DPAR informed that the as per pre-revised Recruitment Rules to the post of Assistant notified vide G.O.Ms.No.95/2005-DPAR dated 15.12.2005, the sanctioned strength was 380. The post was Group ‘C’ and Non-selection post. The post of Assistant was to be filled up as follows: Promotion by Non-selection method: 80% by promotion from UDCs who have completed 8 years of service and have passed the prescribed Departmental Tests. 20% by Limited Departmental Competitive Exam. 2. The DPAR informed that during 2006, the cadre strength of the post of Assistant was reviewed and the number of the posts of Assistant was enhanced to 1135 vide G.O. Ms. No. 112/2006-DP&AR dated 21/02/2006. At the time of restructure 653 vacancies were filled in 2006 and later in 2008, 95 vacancies were filled. Thereafter, no promotion to the post of Assistant was granted upto the year 2011 as no UDCs with requisite 8 years of qualifying service were available as per the pre-revised Recruitment Rules -:2:- mentioned above. However, considering the exigencies of public service, it was decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to fill up the vacancies in the post of Assistant based on the draft RRs sent to UPSC. As per the draft RRs, the method of recruitment was as under: Draft Recruitment Rule: 70% by promotion from UDCs with 10 years service failing which 18 years of combined service in the post of LDC and UDC of which not less than 5 years of regular service should have been rendered in the post of UDC and having passed the prescribed Departmental Tests. 10% by Limited Departmental Competitive Exam 20% by Direct Recruitment 3. The DPAR informed that 56 UDCs were promoted as Assistant on ad- hoc basis on 25.02.2011 and subsequently another 78 UDCs were promoted as Assistant on ad-hoc basis on 11.08.2011 invoking the provisions of the draft Recruitment Rules with the approval of the Hon'ble Lt. Governor, the Appointing Authority. 4. The DPAR informed that the draft Recruitment Rules submitted to the UPSC was approved by UPSC with modifications and the Recruitment Rules were notified in the Gazette on 29.05.2012. The method of Recruitment as approved by UPSC and notified is as under: -:3:- 60% by promotion from UDCs with 10 years of service failing which 18 years of combined service in the post of LDC and UDC of which not less than 5 years of regular service should have been rendered in the post of UDC and having passed the prescribed Departmental Tests 20% by Limited Departmental Competitive Exam 20% by Direct Recruitment Note 1: The eligibility service shall continue to be eight years for persons holding the feeder posts of UDC on regular basis on the date of notification of these rules. 5. The DPAR informed that during 2014, owing to large number of vacancies in the grade of Assistant, it was proposed to amend the RR to the post of Assistant as 90% by promotion and 10% by LDCE. It was approved by His Excellency the Lt. Governor, Puducherry on 22/01/2014 and accordingly the draft RR was sent to UPSC for approval. But the UPSC did not agree to the proposal. In the mean-time, based on the draft RRs as approved by the Lt. Governor, Puducherry on 22/01/2014, with 90% for promotion, the eligible UDCs were promoted to the post of Assistant on adhoc basis, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor, by temporarily diverting LDCE quota, with the condition that their services would be regularized as and when vacancies arise under promotion quota. 6. The DPAR informed that the 56 UDCs who were promoted as Assistant on ad-hoc basis on 25.02.2011 were already granted regular promotion w.e.f 29/05/2012 i.e., on the date of notification of the revised Recruitment Rules, vide this office memorandum dated 31/03/2017. The remaining 78 Assistants who were promoted on adhoc basis, based on the draft RRs during the year 2011, and other Assistants who were promoted on adhoc basis subsequently, are to be considered for regular promotion as per the RRs notified on 29.05.2012. -:4:- 7. The DPAR informed that the number of officials promoted to the post of Assistant on ad-hoc basis as on the date are as detailed below: No. of UDCs Total no. of Sl. Date of issue of ad- No. of UDCs promoted on UDCs No. hoc promotion promoted notional basis promoted on by review DPC adhoc basis 1 11.08.2011 78 4 82 2 01.10.2013 175 - 175 3 04.03.2014 23 2 25 4 01.07.2014 41 - 41 5 23.12.2014 14 - 14 6 23.04.2015 175(79+96) - 175 7 12.06.2015 5 - 5 8 05.02.2016 193 7 200 TOTAL 704 13 717 -:5:- 8. The DPAR informed that as per DoPT orders, until 2017-18, vacancies have been calculated financial year-wise. From 01/04/2018, it is calendar year-wise. 9. The DPAR has calculated the vacancy details for the year 2012-2013 as follows: [Recruitment Rules were revised w.e.f 29/05/2012]. For Limited Vacancy Year No. of For Departmental For Direct (April - March) vacancies Promotion Competitive Recruitment Exam Pre-revised RR 80% 20% NIL As on 28.05.2012 i.e. prior to 199 148 51 NIL (255-56)* (204-56)* revised RR Revised RR 60% 20% 20% From 29.05.2012 57 35 11 11 to 31.03.2013 Vacancies 256 183 62 11 2012-13 *56 staff already regularized against promotion quota. -:6:- 9. The DPAR informed that the vacancies from the year 2012-13 to 2020 are as follows: For Limited For For Direct Vacancy Year No. of Departmental Promotion Recruitment (April - March) vacancies Competitive (60%) (20%) Exam (20%) 2012-13 256 183 62 11 (As indicated in para 8) 2013-14 207 125 41 41 2014-15 161 97 32 32 2015-16 129 77 26 26 2016-17 117 71 23 23 2017-18 82 50 16 16 2018 32 20 6 6 (April to Dec.) 2019 56 34 11 11 2020 153 91 31 31 TOTAL 1193 748 248 197 10. The DPAR furnished the year wise cause of vacancies as follows: 7 Year - upto 28/05/2012 Total vacancy - 255 (Promotee = 204 LDCE = 51 ) Sl. Cause of vacancy Date of vacancy No. 1 Indirabalan S, Retired 01/04/2008 2 Josephine Leema Rose, Retired 01/04/2008 3 Janaki. D, Vol. Retired 02/04/2008 4 Narayanan. N, Retired 01/05/2008 5 Maria Stella. K, Retired 01/05/2008 6 Ramakrishnan. P, Retired 01/06/2008 7 Balu @ Balasundaram. J, Expired 23/06/2008 8 Kaliyaperumal. P, Retired 01/07/2008 9 Shanmugam. P, Retired 01/07/2008 10 Ch. Venkateswaralu, Retired 01/08/2008 11 Muthuraman. N, Expired 25/08/2008 12 Sankaran. L, Retired 01/09/2008 13 Sethumathavan. K, Retired 01/11/2008 14 Subramanian. R, Expired 15/11/2008 15 Vinothini. K, Expired 18/11/2008 16 Nandakumar. P, Retired 01/12/2008 17 Nagarajan. V, Retired 01/12/2008 18 Thavachithan. P, Vol. Retired 13/12/2008 19 Ganesan. P, Retired 01/01/2009 20 Packirisamy. K.A, Vol. Retired 02/01/2009 21 Thillaicannou. A, Vol. Retired 02/01/2009 22 Reddeswara Rao. A.S, Retired 01/02/2009 23 Kannappan. S, Vol. Retired 02/02/2009 24 Balaganesan. D, Retired 01/03/2009 25 Vaithianathan. P, Retired 01/03/2009 26 Vijayapadmanabhan. K, Vol. Retired 02/03/2009 27 Aroumougame G 01/04/2009 28 Nalinasundary. S, Retired 01/04/2009 29 Danalakshmi. S, Retired 01/04/2009 30 Pushpaja. M.K, Retired 01/04/2009 31 Rajasekaran. K, Vol. Retired 02/04/2009 32 Boopathy. G, Retired 01/05/2009 33 Nandikeswari. A, Vol. Retired 01/05/2009 34 Kothandapani. G, Retired 01/06/2009 35 Hareendran. M, Retired 01/06/2009 36 Natarajan. G, Retired 01/07/2009 37 Ponnada Suryanarayana, Retired 01/07/2009 38 Vaithilingam. A, Expired 06/07/2009 39 Deivanayagam. S.K, Retired 01/08/2009 40 Chandran K, Retired 01/08/2009 41 Chandradoss. A, Expired 21/08/2009 42 Vijayaraghavan K T 01/09/2009 43 Ravisankar. D, Retired 01/09/2009 44 Edward Chakkaravarthy, Retired 01/09/2009 45 Sarangapani. R, Retired 01/09/2009 46 Abdul Azeez. A, Retired 01/09/2009 47 Santhanakrishnan S, Retired 01/09/2009 48 Manjini. M, Retired 01/10/2009 49 Saraswathy. R, Retired 01/10/2009 50 Amurudhathammal. A, Retired 01/10/2009 51 Perumal. S, Retired 01/10/2009 52 Madhiazhagan. A, Retired 01/10/2009 53 Joseph Charles. A, Retired 01/11/2009 54 Jothimurugan. M, Retired 01/11/2009 55 Lalitha. R, Retired 01/11/2009 56 Panneerselvam. P, Retired 01/11/2009 57 Ramakrishna Rao. N.V, Retired 01/11/2009 58 Arumugam. S, Retired 01/11/2009 59 Korukonda Manikyala Rao, Retired 01/11/2009 60 Nadarajan. S, Retired 01/11/2009 61 Kuppammalle. S, Vol. Retired 01/12/2009 62 Kannan. G, Expired 28/12/2009 63 Singaravadivelu. A, Retired 01/01/2010 64 Md. Ziaudin.