Delegation of IRS officers ​met DoPT​ Minister

A delegation of the IRS officers met the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions and sought intervention by Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) for the clearance of backlog in promotions. Around 450 posts of Joint Commissioner / JAG level are lying vacant, but there are no officers eligible to be promoted because Recruitment Rules prescribe minimum residency of 5 years at Deputy Secretary level as eligibility criteria. Officers up to 2007 batch have already been promoted and therefore, they requested for relaxation of 9 months for gaining eligibility for the officers of 2017 batch who have been left out.