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The Employees' State Insurance Corporation directs all responsible officers, sections, branches of headquarters, and field units to convene Departmental Promotion Committee meetings in time. The administration issues these instructions to prevent delays that harm manpower planning and career progression. All administrative branches must issue Local Vigilance Clearances within two working days from the date of requisition. Reporting, reviewing, and nodal officers must record, review, and disclose Annual Performance Assessment Reports within prescribed timelines. Concerned branches must complete vacancy identification and administrative actions in advance. Heads of Offices and branch officers face strict liability for any deviation or delay.
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No. A-24/11/Circular/E-I(DPCCell)
Date: 26-12-2025
CIRCULAR
Sub: Timely holding of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings-reg.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and Headquarters, ESIC have repeatedly emphasized the necessity of holding Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings within the prescribed time frame.
The Chairman, ESIC (Hon'ble HLEM, Govt. of India), has also observed during different review meetings of ESIC Officers & during Meeting of the Corporation, that DPCs should be convened in time for different cadres. It has been observed that DPCs are not being convened in advance of the vacancy year, contrary to the instructions issued by the DoPT. Such delays adversely affect manpower planning and also hamper the career progression of officers. It is observed that the DPCs are being delayed due to avoidable procedural and administrative lapses. Such delays adversely affect career progression of officers and administrative efficiency too.
Subsequently, in order to ensure timely convening of DPCs, the following instructions are issued for strict compliance by all concerned responsible officers/sections/ branches of HQ and field units : -
With reference to the guidelines contained in DoPT O.M. No. 22011/5/86-Estt. (D) dated 10.04.1989 regarding the convening of DPCs and the above instructions; all Heads of Offices (HOOs) of the concerned Regional Offices/Sub-Regional Offices/Hospitals/Medical Colleges/ other field units are directed to ensure strict compliance and to take timely action for forwarding all relevant documents for convening the DPC in a time-bound manner. Any deviation or delay will be viewed seriously, and the concerned HOOs and the Officer of the concerned branch of the field unit/ HQ, shall be held responsible for delay on this account.
This is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Digitally signed by Ved Prakash Date: 26-12-2025 11:44:23 (Deputy Director) DPC Cell (Hqrs)
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