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No. A-28011/1/2022-P.| Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Prithvi Block, 1% Floor, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi — 110003 ' Dated the 15th April, 2025

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

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Subject:- Revision of timelines for preparation/ completion of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) in respect of Central Civil Services and Group ‘A’, Group ‘B’ and Group 'C' officers of CSS/CSSS/CSCS.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Department of Personnel and Training's (DoPT) OM No. 21011/10/25PP(A-I)) dated 9th April, 2025 (copy enclosed), wherein, the time schedule for preparation and maintenance of Annual Performance Assessment Report (copy enclosed at Annexure I) has been revised in respect of Central Civil Services. .

2. Further, CS.1 (APAR) Division of DoPT vide O.M No. 22-9/2025-CS.| (APAR) dated 11th April, 2025 (copy enclosed at Annexure Il), has conveyed the revised timelines for recording of APAR for the reporting year 2024-25 in respect of Group 'A’, Group 'B' and Group 'C' officers of CSS/CSSS/CSCS through SPARROW Portal.

3. All officers of this Ministry and its Regional Offices, along with NAEB and CAQM are, therefore, requested to strictly adhere to the timelines mentioned in the aforesaid O.Ms. of DoPT.

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(i) All Officers/Officials in MoEF&CC and its Regional Offices including NAEB and CAQM (through E-office).

(ii) DS(T), MoEFCC, with a request to get it published for all concerned.

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F. No, 21011/10/2025 PP(A-ID) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) ;

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OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of timelines for preparation / completion of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) in respect of Central Civil Services

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Department’s OM No.21011/01/2005-Estt.(A)(Pt.I) dated 23.07.2009 on the subject, “Preparation and maintenance ofAnnual Performance Assessment Reports (APAR)”.

2. In partial modification of Annexure III of the abovementioned DoP&T OM dated 23.07.2009, the competent authority has approved revised time schedule for preparation / completion of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR). Accordingly, the revised time schedule, i.¢,, Annexure III is annexed herewith.

3. These instructions will come into force from the Reporting Year 2024-25 onwards. BR

BR ere (Rajesh Sharma) Under Secretary to the Government of India

All Ministries / Departments / Cadre Controlling Authorities of the Government of India

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Copy to:

1. ATS Division, DoP&T, North Block, New Delhi

   2. NIC for uploading of DoP&T’s website

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|||||Annexure-III|Annexure-III|Annexure-III||
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||Time|schedulefor preparation/completion ofAnnual PerformanceAssessmentReport||||||
|||(Reporting Year- Financial Year)||||||
||S.|Activity|Dateby|Auto|Forward|||
||No.||which to be|||||
||1.|| Distribution of blankAPARforms to all]|completed<br>01° April||-||.|
|||concerned<br>(Ze,<br>to<br>Officer<br>to<br>be||||||
|||Reported Upon where self-appraisal has||||||
|||to be given and to Reporting Officers||;||||
|||where self-appraisal isnot tobe given).||||||
|||Reporting Officer by Officer Reported||||||
|||Upon (where applicable)||||||
|||Officer to Reviewing Officer.||||||
||4.||APAR to be completed by Reviewing}|31% July|01°|August|||
|||Officer and to be sent to Administration||||||
||'|[for CR<br>Section<br>/ Cell<br>or Accepting|,|||||
|||Authority, whereverprovided<br>Appraisal<br>by<br>Accepting<br>Authority,||01°September||||
||6,|wherever provided<br>| (a) Disclosure to the Officer Reported |01° September||||||
|||Upon<br>where<br>there<br>is<br>no<br>Accepting||||||
|||Authority|.|||||
|||(b) Disclosure to the Officer Reported |15"September||||||
|||Upon<br>where<br>there<br>is<br>Accepting||||||
|||Authority<br>_||_||||
|||Submission ofrepresentation, ifany, on/15<br>days<br>from||the|date|of}||
|||APAR,by OfficerReportedUpon|disclosure ofAPAR<br>.|||||

here<br>there<br>is<br>Accepting||||||
|||Authority<br>_||_||||
|||Submission ofrepresentation, ifany, on/15<br>days<br>from||the|date|of}||
|||APAR,by OfficerReportedUpon|disclosure ofAPAR<br>.|||||
|||Forwarding<br>of representation<br>to<br>the||||||
|||competent authority<br>(a)<br>where<br>there<br>is<br>no<br>Accepting|21%September||||||
|||Authority forAPAR||||||
|||(b) where there is Accepting Authority|06"October||||||
|:||forAPAR||||||
||ie<br>competent authori<br>ofreceiptofrepresentation<br>10. |Communication of the decision of the |15° November<br>=<br>representation bytheAPAR Cell<br>11.<br>[End of entire APAR process,<br>after |30" November|||||||
|||whichtheAPAR will be finally takenon|:|:||||
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No.22-9/2025-CS I(APAR)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

2™ Floor, A- Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan,

Khan Market, New Delhi-110003. Dated the 11" April, 2025.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject; Revised timelines for Recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) for the reporting year 2024-25 in respect of Group ‘A’, Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ officers of CSS/CSSS/CSCS through SPARROW portal — reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to CS.1 Division's O.M. of even number dated 01.04.2025 and O.M. No.21011/10/2025-PP(A.1!) dated 09.04.2025 issued by the Establishment Division of this Department on the above mentioned subject. As per revised timelines issued by the Establishment Division, the timelines for various activities related to preparation / completion of APARs from the Reporting Year 2024-25 onwards in respect of Group ‘A’, Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ officers/officials of CSS/CSSS/CSCS cadres, shall be as under:-

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|1.|Distribution<br>of|blank||01°April||||
||APARs<br>forms|ito.<br>all|||||
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|2.|Submission<br>of|self-|[15|May||16° May|
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||Officer<br>by|Officer|||||
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|||Administration<br>or|CR||||
|||Section<br>/<br>Cell|or||||
|||Accepting<br>Authority,|||||
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3. All the Nodal Officers for SPARROW of all the cadre units of CSS/CSSS/CSCS are once again requested to take required urgent action for generation of APAR forms in a timely manner so that the APAR exercise for the reporting year 2024-25 can be initiated and completed as per the revised time schedule. The Nodal Officers are requested to ensure correct mapping of ORU, RO and RA at the time of generation of APARs of an officer, as after auto forwarding of APARs there would be no provision available for reversion of the APARs. The Nodal Officers are also requested to bring the above timelines for recording of APARs and auto forwarding of APARs to the next level, to the knowledge of all officials/officers of CSS/CSSS/CSCS and their ROs and RAs for timely completion of the APARs.

(Rajeev Nayan)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Tel: 011-24624046

To: All Ministries /Departments (through DoP&T website)

Copy for information to:

1. NIC SPARROW (Helpdesk) — It is requested to ensure Auto forwarding of APARs for CSS/CSSS&CSCS cadre in SPARROW portal as per revised time schedule mentioned above.

2. DS (CS-Il) — in respect of CSSS/CSCS

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