‘Historic number’ of government officials promoted’

New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday lauded the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for expediting promotion to about 4,000 officials at various levels, saying it has resulted in happiness among a large section of Central government officials.

“The DoPT has recently issued promotion orders of about 4,000 officials at various levels. The total number of promotions in Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has been 1,756 and in Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service (CSSS), it has been 2,235,” Singh said in an official release. He said that the total number of officials promoted in the last few days has been 3,991 and, it was a “historic number”.

“Never before in life of these two service cadres, such a large number of officials have been promoted in such a short time. This has resulted in happiness amongst the large and diverse sections of Central Secretariat government staff,” he said. Describing the promotions as a New Year Gift to the Central Government employees, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Personnel said it will help improve the motivation level of these officials and reflect in the performance of the government. (IANS)

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