Disclosures of Annual Confidential Reports (ACR) comes under Official Secret Act

[taurus]

ACR is the only tool available now for assessing the fitness of a person for the present job or for future assignments. Hence it may not be possible to abolish it without making alternative arrangements. It may be possible in future. The Govt commissioned various IIMs to suggest a scheme of Performance Linked Pay. They have also, perhaps, submitted their reports to the Govt which has perhaps asked the Sixth Pay Commission to take that also into consideration while making its recommendations. Let us wait and watch. But without waiting for that to happen right away ACRs can be made open.

[wagh7]

Originally Posted by taurus

But without waiting for that to happen right away ACRs can be made open.

sir what does it mean, what you wanted to suggest?

rakatkam

[adil85]

You are right.Iit will stop favoritism practice benefitting those public servants who are interested in doing household jobs of their bosses instead of governmant jobs.



adil

[wagh7]

You are right karira sir,

ACR should be APAR here afterr

rakatkam.

[taurus]

Originally Posted by rakatkam

sir what does it mean, what you wanted to suggest?

rakatkam

What I meant was - ACR can be abolished when the Govt introduces a scheme of Performance Linked Pay (PLP). But since it may take time, without waiting for that to happen, Govt can straight away make ACR open. By 'open' I mean it must not remain inaccessible in the garb of confidentiality. If someone wants to see anybody's ACR, including one's own, it must be shown.

[wagh7]

taurus sir,

yes, you are 1000% right. The basic perpose of ACR is not fulfiling because it is even closed for the person who's CRs are written.

rakatkam.

[rkshukla]

Originally Posted by ganpat1956

No doubt the ACR contains personal information of a sensitive nature about the employee and bringing out such matters under RTI is sure to cause a lot of embarassment to the person concerned.

But if objectivity and impartiality are lacking on the part of the officer who compiles such ACRs on persons who are working under him, what else is the remedy available to subordinates who are affected.

I do not think that this question can be merely settled through a simple process of voting "yes or no". This requires a careful analysis of the pros and cons.

The sobordinate is always communicated if remarks are adverse. Why others should be given the personal information .ACR is no doubt should be beyond RTI

[wagh7]

rkshukla ji,

If a person is not knowing how much his bosses are happy and unhappy with his work, or not knowing where actually he is laging in working or any matter where his supperiors observed, how can an individual can improve him self (if he is lagging some where).

Because average, good remarks are definatly going to effect his carrier and promotions.

Hence CR's should be disclosed to the person who's CR's are written.

rakatkam.

[narayanvarma]

well,i agree with RAKATKAM.Further, i have changed my opinion and have voted for disclosure.

[wagh7]

narayanvarma ji,

Thank you.

rakatkam.