7th pay commission: The deadline for the for recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) for the year 2020-21 has been extended by the Central government.
The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) made the announcement issuing Office Memorandum (OM) in this regard and this decision will be applicable on all Group A, Group B and Group C central government officers including those who demitted office or retired on or after 28th February 2021.
The timeline for distribution/online generation, recording and completion of APAR for the year Group A, group B and Group C officers of Central Civil Services hase been furthur extended due to the prevailing situation (Covid-19).
As per the DOPT (Department of Personnel & Training) office Memorandum, this decision applies to all central government employees (CGS) who resigned or retired after February 28, 2021, “Extended Time for APAR in 2020-21. The line shall also apply. Record remarks to reporting / examination / accepting authorities who resigned or resigned after February 28, 2021 until their respective extended deadlines. Is allowed. “
The extended timeline for the 2020-21 APAR record and completion of Central Government Group A, Group B, and Group C officers is as follows:
1] Distribution of blank for or online generation of APAR is 31st July 2021.
2] Submission of self-appraisal to the reporting officer is 31st August 2021.
3] Forwarding of report by reporting officer to reviewing officer is 30th September 2021.
4] Forwarding of report by reviewing officer to APAR Cell is 15th November 2021.
5] Appraisal by Accepting Authority (wherever provided) is 15th December 2021.
6] a) Disclosure of APAR to the officer reported upon where there is no Accepting Authority is 30th November 2021.
b) Disclosure of the APAR to the officer reported upon where there is Accepting Authority is 31st December 2021.
7] Receipt of representation, if any, on APAR is 15 days from the date of disclosure.
8] Forwarding of representation to the competent authority:
a) Where there is no Accepting Authority for APAR is 31st December 2021.
b) Where there is Accepting Authority for APAR is 15th January 2022.
9] Disposal of the representation by the competent authority is within one month of receipt of representation by the competent authority.
10] Communication of decision of the competent authority on the representation by the APAR Cell is within 15 days of finalization of decision by competent authority.
11] End of entire APAR process, after which the APAR will be finally taken on record, is 31st March 2022.
Earlier, in the wake of Covid-19 spread leading to lockdown in Delhi, the DoPT had extended the timeline for recording and completion of APAR for 2020-21 till 30th June 2021.
