All the administrative authorities in the ministries or department are advised to place relevant records, including chargesheet, issued to the officer concerned, penalty imposed, etc, before the DPC which will decide the suitability of the officer for promotion keeping in view the general service records of the officer.
The DPC will also take into account the circumstances leading to the imposition of the chargesheet or penalty imposed on such an officer, it said.
"If such an officer is found suitable, promotion will be given effect after the currency of the penalty is over," the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said in a missive to all central government ministries issued today.
DPCs enjoy full discretion to devise their own methods and procedures for objective assessment of the suitability of candidates who are to be considered by them, including those officers on whom penalty has been imposed, the DoPT said citing a 25-year-old circular.