New Delhi: In a significant administrative exercise, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has revised the promotion vacancies to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre from 2015 onwards, resulting in fresh promotion opportunities for officers from the DANICS, Goa Civil Service, Puducherry Civil Service, and other constituent civil services of the AGMUT cadre.
The move follows a series of judicial rulings in the Krishan Kumar Dahiya case, under which the DoPT undertook a comprehensive reassessment of IAS promotion vacancies beginning from 2015, rather than restricting the review to 2018 as was initially contemplated.
The revised vacancy calculations have enabled several eligible officers to secure promotion to the IAS through updated Select Lists.
Vacancies Reworked Following Court Directions
The reassessment was carried out in compliance with judicial directions arising from the Krishan Kumar Dahiya case. Instead of reviewing only the 2018 vacancies, the Centre recalculated promotion vacancies across multiple years starting from 2015.
The exercise has widened the scope of promotions and benefited officers belonging to various State Civil Services forming part of the AGMUT cadre, particularly DANICS officers serving in Delhi and Union Territories, besides officers from Goa, Puducherry and other AGMUT segments.
2015 Select List
For the 2015 promotion vacancies, the following officers have been included:
AGMUT Segment:
- H.P.S. Sran
- Vijendra Singh Rawat
- Rashmi Singh
- Shashi Kaushal
- Sanjay Gihar
- Sanjay Kumar Jha
- Devesh Singh
- Giridhari Lal Meena
- Kuldeep Pakad
- Chokha Ram Garg
- Yashpal Garg
- Sanjeev Ahuja
- P.K. Panda
- A.R. Talwade
- K. Mahesh
- Kuldeep Singh Gangar
Goa Segment:
- Elvis P. Gomez
- Menino D’Souza
- Narayan Sawant
- Sanjit Rodrigues
2016 Select List
For vacancies pertaining to 2016, the officers selected are:
- Binay Bhushan
- Subhash Chandra
- Sarpreet Singh Gill
- C. Udaya Kumar
- Ajay Kumar Garg
- Krishan Kumar
- Kulanand Joshi
- Ram Niwas Sharma
- Ajay Kumar Gupta
Goa Segment:
- Sanjiv M. Gadkar
2017 Select List
For the 2017 vacancies, the revised promotion list includes:
- Ajay Chagti
- Arun Mishra
- Krishan Kumar Dahiya
- Kalyan Sahai Meena
- Syed Musawwir Ali
- Sundaresan S.D.
- Deepak Virmani
- Indu Shekhar Mishra
- Sanjeev Kumar Mittal
- Jayanta Kumar Ray
- Sunil Kumar Singh
Major Relief for Eligible Officers
The revised exercise is expected to provide long-awaited relief to several officers whose promotion prospects had been affected by earlier vacancy calculations. By reassessing vacancies from 2015 onwards, the DoPT has expanded the number of promotion opportunities available under the AGMUT cadre.
The development is particularly significant for DANICS officers and members of other State Civil Services serving under the AGMUT cadre, many of whom had been awaiting clarity on their promotion prospects following prolonged litigation.
The revised Select Lists are expected to have a cascading impact on seniority, cadre management and future promotions within the AGMUT cadre.
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