Give them at least in situ promotion as Chief Commissioners - IRS Association urges FM
THE IRS (C&CE) Association President Metta Rama Rao in a letter to the Finance Minister yesterday brought to his notice that the Chief Commissioner promotions have been approved by the ACC and issue of orders is pending for the last 15 days or so. The officers waiting for promotion have already completed 32 years of service while their colleagues in other services have made it to the grade already.
He says that his Association had requested to draw up promotion panels for each category of posts before commencement of panel year. While promotion panels for the Group-B officers and staff are drawn up by field formations on time, the Ministry is not able to do the same for the IRS (C&CE) cadre before the commencement of the panel year. This has resulted in delay of promotions of IRS (C&CE) officers and consequential financial loss.
He requested the FM to issue the promotion orders immediately and if the specific postings cannot be ordered at least in situ promotions may kindly be issued urgently so that these officers can be happy on the eve of Diwali and other festive season. By other festive season, does he mean Christmas, Sankranti, Holi????? Did I forget Bhai Dhuj and Chhat Puja? Chhat Puja is worship of Sun God - maybe the prospective Chief Commissioners should pray to the Sun rather than to the Board to deliver to them the promotions already sanctioned by the highest authority in the Government. Bhai Dhuj, which falls on 5th November, is a day when sisters bless their brothers and shower gifts on them. Maybe Didi will bless her brothers with a promotion by that date!
Superintendents who have completed 35 years of service are waiting for their second promotion in life. If this is the way the Board treats its senior-most officers, what can the poor Superintendents expect?