Section 9: Promotion

9. Promotion.__ (1) A civil servant possessing such minimum qualifications as may be prescribed shall be eligible for promotion to a 2[higher] post for the time being reserved under the rules for departmental promotion in 3[* * *] the service or cadre to which he belongs [:]4 4[Provided that the posts of__ (a) Additional Secretary and Senior Joint Secretary may, in the public interest, be filled by promotion from amongst officers of regularly constituted Occupational Groups and services holding, on regular basis, posts in Basic Pay Scale 20; and (b) Secretary may, in the public interest, be filled by promotion from amongst officers of regularly constituted Occupational Groups and services holding, on regular basis, posts in Basic Pay Scale 21, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.] (2) A post referred to in sub-section (1) may either be a selection post or a non-selection post to which promotions shall be made as may be prescribed__ (a) In the case of a selection post, on the basis of selection on merit; and (b) in the case of a non-selection post, on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness. 1[(3) Promotion to posts in basic pay scales 20 and 21 and equivalent shall be made on the recommendations of a Selection Board which shall be headed by the Chairman, Federal Public Service Commission.]

Effective date: 1973-09-26

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