Bhubaneswar, November 30: The State Government has said that no vacancy will be kept unfilled or reserved for consideration of promotion of employees who failed to submit up-to-date property returns.

As per the office memorandum General Administration and Public Grievance Department, the DPC shall proceed to fill up the available vacancies based on eligibility and suitability of the employees who have complied with the property return requirements.

The General Administration and Public Grievance Department issued the guidelines after various administrative departments sought clarification regarding the procedure to be followed in cases where officers within the zone of consideration have not submitted their up-to-date property return at the time of DPC.

As per the office memorandum issued by the Department, “The DPC shall proceed to fill up the available vacancies based on eligibility and suitability of the employees who have complied with the property return requirements. No vacancy shall be kept unfilled or reserved for consideration of promotion of employees who failed to submit up-to-date property returns,” it said.

“If any defaulting employee submits the required property return after the DPC within a grace period allowed by the Government, and is found otherwise suitable for promotion, his/her promotion may be considered in the subsequent DPC. He/she may be granted national promotion from the date on which his/her junior was promoted and his seniority shall be maintained,” it stated.

As per the Odisha Civil Services (Criteria for promotion0 Rules, 1992, selection for promotion shall be based on merit and suitability in all respects with due regard to seniority. Accordingly, any Government employee who has not submitted the up-to-date property return at the time of DPC shall be treated as ‘not suitable’ for promotion in that DPC.