CBEC wants AC/DC level officers - not enough willing officers?
ABOUT 25 posts at the level of AC/DC are lying vacant in the CBEC. On 4th August, the Board circulated a letter asking for names of willing officers to work in the Board, but the response, according to Joy Kumari Chander, Member (P&V) has been inadequate to fill up the vacancies. She wants the Chief Commissioners/DGs to circulate the request again. She wants the CCs to advise the junior officers that these postings would be of an invaluable experience and therefore they should be encouraged to give their willingness.
But who is interested in working in the Board, when life in the field is exciting and lucrative? And what incentive is the Government providing for the honest and hard working officers ready to work in the Board?
By the way, why should Board request willingness from officers; why can't the Board select the officers and post them in the Board. This exercise of calling for willingness is going on for the last one year. How can the Board function without 25 officers at the cutting edge level?