Reservation in Promotion: Methodology to operate โOwn Meritโ in terms of DoPT OM 36012111/2016-Estt.(Res-l )(Pt-ll) dated 15.06.2018 by following the practice adopted by DoPT & UPSC
Directorate General (Personnel)/E 1 (DPC)
Military Engineer Services
Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch
Kashmir House New Delhi -110011
B/41025/Gen/E1 (DPC)
24 Dec 2019
ADG(North) Jammu
ADG(Project) Chennai
ADG(NEI) Guwahati
CME Pune
HQ CE Southern Command, Pune
HQ CE Eastern Command, Kolkata
HQ CE Western Command, Chandimandir
HQ CE Central Command, Lucknow
HQ CE Northern Command, Udhampur
HQ CE South Western Command, Jaipur
METHODOLODY TO OPERATE โOWN MERITโ IN TERMS OF DoP&T OM 36012111/2016-Estt.(Res-l )(Pt-ll) DATED 15.06.2018 IN THE PROMOTION IN MES
1. The Honโble Supreme Court Order on 17.05.2018 in the SLP(C) No. 30621/2011 filed on the matter of reservation in promotion treatment of SC/ST candidates promoted on their own merit, directed that โthe pendency of this Special Leave Petition shall not stand in the way of Union of India taking steps for the purpose of promotion from โreserved to reservedโ and โunreserved to unreservedโ and also in the matter of promotion on merits.โ Accordingly DoP&T promulgated vide their order dated 15.06.2018 on the same lines. However their has been doubtโs raised on its interpretation with respect to promotion of candidates on โOWN MERITโ.
2. The matter was referred to MoD and DoP&T for clarification. MoD vide letter No56/LR/2019/D(Works-ll)/Pt dated 11.04.2019 has brought out that:-
โAll necessary action may be taken to correctly operate โOWN MERITโ promotion as confined in DoP&Tโs OM dated 15.06.2018 by following the practice adopted by DoP&T and UPSC, in the promotions of MES officers, wherever applicable, including the promotion from JE to AE level.โ
3. Further on checking the methodology adopted by UPSC & DoP&T, it reveals that reserve category officers falling in seniority/merit above the last unreserve candidate are to be promoted against unreserve vacancy treating them as โOWN MERITโ and vacancies earmarked for SC/ST are to be filled from extended zone of consideration .
4. It is, therefore , directed that henceforth all the DPCs where reservation in promotion is applicable shall be carried out applying the โOWN MERITโ as per the procedure adopted by DoP&T/UPSC, till finalization of SLP pending with Honโble Supreme Court of India and further orders issued by DoP&T. The DPCโs conducted contrary to this procedure be reviewed accordingly.
(Ani Singh) Brig
DDG(Pers) โMโ
For Engineer-in-Chief
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