Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW for CSS & CSSS Group A officers - Extension of timelines for completion of APAR for the financial year 2017-18.

Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW for CSS & CSSS Group A officers - Extension of timelines for completion of APAR for the financial year 2017-18.

IMMEDIATE

F. NO.22/1 0/2018-CS-1 (APAR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS -I (APAR)

2nd Floor, A Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi.
Dated : 24th July, 2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW for CSS & CSSS Group A officers - Extension of timelines for completion of APAR for the financial year 2017-18.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's O.M. No.21 011/1/2005/Estt.(A) (Pt.II) dated 23rd July, 2009 vide which various date-lines for recording of APARs have been defined.

2. It has been experienced that while recording of APAR for the financial year 2017-18 on SPARROW web portal, some of the cadre controlling authorities of CSS & CSSS Group 'A' officers are facing practical difficulties in getting the self-appraisal of the officers under their cadre due to technical reasons and also pre-occupation of Nodal Officers & ORU with urgent time-bound assignments. It has therefore, been decided that the target dates prescribed in the above referred O.M., be further relaxed as a one time measure only for online generation, filling up of self-appraisal, reporting, reviewing and acceptance of APAR in respect of CSS & CSSS Group 'A' officers for the financial year 2017-18 through SPARROW web portal. The revised target dates for recording of APAR online for the financial year 2017-18 is annexed. This relaxation is subject to the condition that no remarks shall be recorded in the APAR for the year 2017-18 after 31 .12.2018. Where the reporting , reviewing and acceptance authority fail to record their comments within the time frame, the officer may be assessed on the basis of the overall record and self assessment for the financial year 2017-18, if he/she has submitted his/her self-assessment within the stipulated time.

3. This issues with the approval of Secretary (P).

(Rajul Bhatt)
Director

To
Joint Secretary (Admn/Estt.),
All Ministry/Department (CSS/CSSS).

Annexure
(DoPT OM No. 22/1 0/2018-CS.I(APAR) dated 24th July, 2018)

Time schedule for generation and record ing of APAR in respect of CSS & CSSS Group 'A' officers for the financial year 2017-18 through SPARROW web portal.

S.No.	Activity	Date by which the activity to be completed
1.	Submission of self-appraisal by ORU to the Reporting Officer	31 st July, 2018
2.	Forwarding of report by reporting officer to Reviewing Officer	16th August, 2018
3.	Forwarding of report by Reviewing Officer to Administration/ APAR Cell or the Accepting Authority (wherever provided)	31st August, 2018
4.	Appraisal by accepting authority, wherever provided	15th September, 2018
5.	(i) Disclosure of APAR to the officer reported upon where there is no accepting authority(ii) Disclosure of APAR to the Officer reported upon where there is accepting authority	(i) 10th September, 2018(ii) 25th September, 2018
6.	Receipt of representation , if any, on APAR	15 days from the date of communication
7.	Forwarding of representation to the competent Authority(i) Where there is no accepting authority for APAR (ii) Where there is accepting authority of APAR	(i) 30th September, 2018(ii) 31st October, 2018
8.	Disposal of representation by the Competent authority	Within one month of the date of receipt of representation by the competent authority.
9.	Communication of the decision of the competent authority on the representation by the APAR Cell	Within 15 days of finalization of decision by competent authority
10.	End of entire APAR process, after which the APAR will be finally taken on record	31st December, 2018

Source: DoPT