Govt promotes 268 officials to senior assistant secretaries
Earlier on 4 September, the Ministry of Public Administration promoted 221 deputy secretaries to the post of joint secretary in a notification.
Despite holding no permanent post, 268 assistant secretaries and officials of equivalent rank have been promoted to senior assistant secretaries.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a promotion notification in this regard on Wednesday (13 September) night.
The promotees have been made Officers on Special Duty (OSD) of the Ministry of Public Administration.
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The officers are now required to e-mail their joining letters to the Ministry of Public Administration.
"Despite getting a promotion, most of the officers will be posted in their current posts," an official of the Ministry of Public Administration said on condition of anonymity.
Earlier on 4 September, the Ministry of Public Administration promoted 221 deputy secretaries to the post of joint secretary in a notification.
Prior to that 114 joint secretaries were promoted to additional secretaries last May.
The majority of these promoted officers retain their pre-promotion post, which is known as 'in-situ' promotion.
