Extension of tenure of foreign assignment of Organized Gp ‘A’ & Gp ‘B’ Officers with the International Organization

No. 12/76/2012-FA (UN)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi, 

the 4th September, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Grant of Cadre clearance and extension of tenure of foreign
assignments of officers of the Organized Gp. ‘A’ & Gp. ‘B’ Services of the
Government of India with the international organizations- reg.

Kindly refer to this Department’s O.M. No. AB-14017/2/07-Estt. (RR), dated 29/02/2008, regarding Consolidated guidelines on deputation/foreign service for
members of the organized Gp. ‘A’ and Gp. ‘B’ Services of the Central Government.
In this regard, the undersigned is further directed to say that the ACC has
approved that the norm of fixing seven years as maximum period away from the
cadre may be followed strictly.

2. Therefore, all the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are
hereby requested to restrict the proposals of officers of the organized Gp. ‘A’
& Gp. ‘B’ Services of the GOI proceeding on foreign assignment from a
deputation post to a maximum of seven years on the deputation post and the
foreign assignment put together subject to the tenure limits prescribed in the
above referred O.M. dated 29/02/2008.

Sd/-

(Dr. Amarpreet Duggal)

Deputy Secretary to the
Government of India

Original Order: http://documents.doptcirculars.nic.in/D2/D02eod/12_76_2012-FA-UN.pdf