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The CSS Forum, an association of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officers, on Tuesday took to Twitter over non-promotion of their members. The posts of Section Officers (SOs) have become vacant on a large scale in the CSS, one of the members of the association said. "Out of 3,640 sanctioned posts for Section Officer in the central secretariat, 1,624 are vacant (that is about 45 per cent). Despite the availability of sufficient number of qualified officers, the vacant posts are not being filled even through promotion," the officer said. "Thousands of people are requesting for promotion of eligible ASOs (Assistant Section Officers) of CSS and filling up of 1600+ vacancies in SO grade. CSS Forum requests @PMOIndia @DrJitendraSingh and @DoPTGoI to immediately look into the issue," the CSS Forum tweeted. The Twitter campaign (#CSSASO2013) was also trending on the micro-blogging site, the CSS officer said. The officers' body decided to take out a 'Unity March' on 'Kartavya Path' here
The Central Secretariat Service officers' association has threatened a non-cooperation movement from Wednesday over delay in their promotion, claiming it was causing irreparable financial loss to them. The CSS Forum, an association of CSS officers, has written a letter to Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) informing about their proposed movement and demanding promotion orders in respect of the eligible employees before May 15, 2022. It has been unanimously decided in a meeting held on April 30 that all Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officers are now left with only one resort i.e. non-cooperation movement, which is going to be started from 4th May, 2022, the letter said. CSS officers will now follow the slow and lackluster attitude of our CCA i.e. CS-I Division DoP&T & will observe the old, customary, slow, procedural working pattern of nodal department, however, same may be against the dynamic working principles laid down by present dispensation under ..