ACRs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1446 ANSWERED ON   06.03.2013 TRANSPARENT ACRS PROCESS 1446 . Dr. SOLANKI KIRITBHAI PREMAJIBHAI Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:- (a) whether the ACRs of SC/ST employees of Central Government and PSUs are graded as good and fair only; (b) if so, the extent to which their promotion opportunities have been affected as a result thereof; (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate a transparent process in ACRs especially for the SC/ST employees; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective measures taken by the Government to ensure justice to the SC/ST employees? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY) (a): No, Madam. (b): In view of above, question does not arise. (c) & (d): Government instructions already provide for communicating full ACR (nomenclature now modified as Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR)/ Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) to all officers/employees. The object is to give an opportunity to the public servant to improve the performance and to make Performance Appraisal System more consultative and transparent. All officers/employees are given the opportunity to make representation against the entries and the final grading given in the Report.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING THE APARS FOR ALL POST: GUIDE LINES REGARDING FILLING UP OF APR WITH NUMERICAL GRADING

i) The APAR is an important document. It provides the basic and vital inputs for assessing the performance of an officer and for his/her further advancement in his/her career. The officer reported upon, the Reporting Authority, the Reviewing Authority and the Accepting Authority should, therefore, undertake the duty of filling out the form with a high sense of responsibility.  The columns in the APAR should be filled with due care and attention and after devoting adequate time. Also please refer DoPT O.M. No.21011/1/2005-Estt(A)(Pt.II) dt. 23.07.2009 and 14.05.2009. For further details, DoPT website at www.performance.gov.in can be viewed.

ii) (a) Please also refer the Website of DoPT and the instructions contained in on preparation and maintenance of APAR for Central Civil Services. Section 2.11 and 5.2, 5.3 wherein the importance of writing/reviewing of the APAR within time frame which is also herewith attached. The right to write the APAR will lapse after that time frame.

(b) If any APAR, duly completed in all respects, of the previous financial year is not received in the concerned Custodian Office upto 31st December of the next financial year or received thereafter, that APAR will not be kept in the APAR Dossier of the concerned officer and the period of such missing APARs will be treated as NO APAR YEAR for that officer and in this regard necessary Certificate will be recorded by the concerned Custodian Office of APAR after 31st December of the next financial year without waiting the receipt of APAR of the previous financial year and that Certificate will be kept in the APAR Dossier of the concerned officer.