APR Rules
APR Rules
JK-33
THE
JAMMU AND KASHMIR GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
Vol 114 Jammu, Fri., the 9th Nov., 200l/18thKart., 1923. [No. 32-4
Separate paging is given to this part in order that it may be filled as a separate
compilation
PART I-B
In supersession of Government Order No. 2504-GAD (ARI)of 1980 dated 18-12-1980 and
all previous orders/ instructions on the subject issued from time to time, it is hereby
ordered that the procedure for writing up, custody and maintenance of the Annual
Performance Reports of all the Gazetted Officers shall be as per the Annexures (I-IV) to
this order.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. An Annual Performance Report (APR) of the work and conduct of every officer of
the State Government shall be maintained as under.
2. The APR shall in each case be maintained by the Accepting Authority. Where
Accepting Authority is the Minister, it shall be maintained by the concerned Adm.
Department.
3. Secretaries to Government shall obtain Statements from the Heads of the Departments
on the proforma (Annexure-III) showing names of officers in respect of whom the
Reports have been initiated! reviewed/accepted and this should be monitored from time
to time so as to ensure that the APRs in respect of all officers in a Department are written,
reviewed and accepted.
The APRs shall be written in the form annexed to these instructions as Annexure-Iv. The
APRs of AIS Officers shall continue to be recorded in separate proforma prescribed by
Government of India.
1. The APR shall in respect of officers indicated in column 1 of the Annexure-II to these
instructions, be written by the Authority mentioned as "Initiating Officer" in column 2
who will submit to the Accepting Authority defined in column 4 through the "Reviewing
Authority" prescribed in 'column 3 where the Reviewing/ Accepting Authority is the
Minister Incharge, the APRs should be submitted to him through the concerned Minister
of State/Deputy Minister.
Every initiating officer shall ensure that a set containing two formats of APRs set out in
Annexure-IV to these instructions is sent to the Officer(s) to be reported upon by or
before 31st of March every year for causing the officer (to be reported upon) to record his
Self Assessment' by or before 30th April on the APRs for the preceding financial year.
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In case the officer to be reported upon fails to record his self assessment within the
reasonable time, the initiating officer shall initiate the APR after recording that the officer
concerned failed to record his self assessment."
2. Where the Initiating Officer is the Head of a Technical Department, or the Divisional
Level Officer of the Technical Department, the second Initiating Officer shall not
comment on technical competence or performance of the officer reported upon but shall
comment generally on the performance in relation to implementation of the
developmental schemes, achievement of targets, co-operation with other Development
Departments, integrity, dealings with public etc. He shall record his remarks on the report
sent to him by the First Initiating Officer and after recording his remarks send the report
to the Reviewing Authority.
3. When the Initiating /Reviewing /Accepting Authority is related to the officer reported
upon, such authority should, while recording his remarks, clearly mention the nature of
his relationship.
4. APRs of officers should be written by such Initiating Officers under whom the Officer
reported upon has worked for the maximum period of the year under relationship.
5. Where the APRs of Administrative Officers, Private Secretaries, Statistical Officers etc.
are initiated by the senior officers like the Financial Commissioner/Commissioner-cum-
Secretaries to Government, the APRs of such officers would be reviewed also by the
same authority.
6. APRs of the officers working in the District shall be initiated by the concerned District
Officers and reviewed by the Deputy Commissioners as the case may be. The APRs of
District Level Officers excepting the Police will be initiated by the District Development
Commissioners. The District Development Commissioners of the Districts where there
are special projects as in Leh/Kargil and Doda/Udhampur shall consult the Project
Officers in respect of the performance of the District Officers who are intimately
connected with the implementation of the special programmes. The APRs should be sent
to the concerned Heads of the respective Departments for review and acceptance of the
respective Departments for review and acceptance under intimation to the concerned
Administrative Secretary.
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1. The annual report shall be written in respect of every officer under the Government for
each financial year. The initiating officer shall record his comments about, Self
Assessment of the officer, being reported upon and fill in the appraisal column on his
performance for the year under report to the Reviewing Authority on or before the end of
June of the following year.
2. The Reviewing Authority shall review and submit the report for the year to the Accepting
Authority by 15th of July of the following year and the report shall be completed as far as
possible by the end of July.
3. An officer (Initiating/Reviewing) who fails to record the report on the officer within the
prescribed time will himself come under adverse comment by the next superior at the
time writing of his/her APR.
V. CONTENTS.
1. Specific mention of incidents which have been subject of departmental proceedings and
for which punishment has been awarded, should be made in the Performance Reports.
2. Whenever an officer attends any approved course of study or training, the fact of his
having done so and results achieved, should be recorded in his report.
3. When the integrity of an officer is doubted the Initiating Officer should be in possession
of definite material. The procedure for filling up the column relating to integrity of an
officer should be as under:
(a) At the time of recording the APR instances, if any, which have created suspicion about
integrity of a subordinate should be kept in view. If the column is not filled on account of
the unconfirmed nature of the suspicions, further action should be taken in accordance
with the following sub-paragraphs.
(b) The column pertaining to integrity in the APR should be left blank and a separate secret
note about the doubts and suspicions, regarding the officer's integrity should be recorded
simultaneously and followed-up.
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(c) A copy of the secret note should be sent together with the APR to the next superior Officer
who should ensure that the follow up action is taken with due expedition.
(d) If, as a result of follow-up-action, an officer is exonerated, his integrity should be certified
and an entry made in the APR. If suspicions regarding his integrity are confirmed, this
fact should also be recorded and duly communicated to the officer concerned.
(e) There are occasions when an initiating Officer cannot in fairness to himself and to the
officer reported upon either certify integrity or make an adverse entry, or even be in
possession of any information which would enable him to make a secret report to the
Head of the Department. Such instances can occur when an officer is serving in a remote
station and the Initiating Officer has not had occasion to watch his work closely or when
an officer has worked under the Initiating Officer only for a brief period or has been on
long leave, etc. In all such cases, the initiating officer should make an entry in the
integrity column to the effect that he has not watched the officer's work for sufficient
time to be able to make any definite remarks or that he has heard nothing against the
officer's integrity as the case may be. This should be a factual statement to which there
can be no objection. But it is necessary that a superior officer should make every effort to
form a definite judgement about the integrity of those working under him, as early as
possible, so that he may be able to make a positive statement.
(t) There may be cases in which after a secret note has been recorded expressing suspicion
about an officer's integrity the inquiries that follow do not disclose sufficient material to
remove the suspicion or to confirm it In such a case the officer's conduct should be
watched for a further period and, in the meantime he should, as far as practicable be kept
away from the positions in which there are opportunities for indulging in corrupt
practices.
1. The Reviewing Authority shall exercise positive and independent judgment on the
remarks of the Initiating Officer and express clearly his agreement or disagreement with
those remarks. In particular he shall ensure that any vague, ambiguous or contradictory
remarks given by the Initiating Officer, are specifically clarified in his own remarks. He
shall bring to the notice of the Initiating Officer such deficiencies.
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2. When an officer earned good reports consistently for a series of years and has been
suddenly reported on adversely or vice-versa, the reviewing or the accepting authority, as
the case may be, should particularly ensure the objectivity of such remarks.
Note.-Where the Minister-in-charge is the Accepting Authority the adverse remarks will be
communicated by the concerned Administrative Department.
Where the report. on an officer indicates, that he had made efforts to remedy or
overcome defects mentioned in the preceding report, that fact should be communicated to
him in a suitable form.
1. The officer to whom an adverse entry is communicated, may represent to the Accepting
Authority against it within six weeks of its communication to him. In case the officer to
whom adverse remarks have been communicated fails to represent within the said period
no action may be taken on his belated representation, if submitted by him subsequently.
The period of six weeks may be extended suitably if the competent authority is satisfied
that the officer concerned has sufficient cause for not submitting his representation within
the prescribed period.
3. All representations against adverse entries shall, as far as possible, be decided within three
months from the date of submission of the representations.
4 . The Accepting Authority, if satisfied by the explanation given, may order that the adverse
remarks be amended or expunged.
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1. APRs of all officers should ordinarily be preserved for a period of five years after the date
on which they cease to be in Government service as a result of retirement, dismissal,
removal, termination of services, death etc. They may, however, be preserved for a longer
period for reasons to be specified in each case under orders of the Government in the
concerned Department.
2. APR or copies thereof should not be given to a retired officer or any body who has
otherwise relinquished Government Service. However, on request from such a person,
there should be no objection to the issue of an objective testimonial based on his work
and conduct.
Copies of APRs of Government employees or even the substance of such reports; should
not be sent to private bodies or Semi Government bodies in connection with appointment
to posts advertised by them or for other purposes.
1. APRs should be signed in full by the Initiating Officer indicating the date on which
written, his name and designation in block letters below his signature. The Reviewing
and the Accepting Authorities shall also follow the same procedure. The Reviewing
Authority shall see whether the APR is complete in all respects and whether the date on
which the APR has been written has been indicated by the Initiating Officer. He may
return the APRs to the concerned Initiating Officer if there are any in completions in the
same.
3. Performance reports should not be written on officers appointed honorarily or on part time
basis.
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4.. A Minister after having demitted office should not record his remarks in the APRs. In
such cases the next available authority will record a certificate on the APRs that remarks
could not be written as the competent authority has retired/demitted office. In the event of
adverse entries having been made in such APRs these have to De communicated to the
officer concerned,. However, in the case of retired officer, he may initiate or review or
accept within a period of two months from the date of retirement.
5. Where the Annual Performance Reports are recorded on the sheets all the sheets should be
signed by the concerned Initiating Officer.
6. Representation against adverse remarks should not be sent to the officers for comments,
who have retired, and such representations should be processed on merits.
When any of the above officer has retired/demitted office/died, certificate to that effect
should be recorded on the APRs by the Administrative Secretary ;
If inspite of the above two situations, the APRs have not been initiated/reviewed/accepted
or having been written, have been irretrievably lost for reasons beyond the control of the
Administrative Department and the department finds it impracticable to furnish the
APRs, the Administrative Secretary will state so and furnish cogent reasons to this effect.
In such a situation the Administrative Secretary shall furnish a certificate regarding work
and conduct of the officer for the particular year rating him as "Outstanding", "Very
Good", "Good", "Satisfactory" and "below the job requirement" as the case may be.
(a) APRs of KAS Officers on deputation with Corporation shall be "Initiated" by the
Managing Director, "Reviewed" by the Secretary incharge/Chief Secretary and
"Accepted" by the Minister incharge.
(b) APRs of the Managing Director, shall be "Initiated" by the Secretary Incharge,
"Reviewed" by the Minister Incharge and "Accepted" by the Chief Minister.
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His/Her APR shall, however, be initiated by the Secretary Incharge by the Secretary Incharge if there is no Addl. Secretary/Special Secretary in the
department or where the Deputy Secretary submits cases to Secretary directly.
4. Under Secy. And of equal rank. Addl. Secy./Spl. Secy. Secy. Incharge Chief Secretary
(where there is no
AS/SS, the APR may
Be written by the
Secy. Incharge).
Note: If either of these officers belong to the same service and are in the same category such as senior scale, selection grade, super time-scale, the
APR will be written by the Secretary where, however, the position is otherwise or the Head of Department is a very Senior Officer in another
service, the Chief Secretary will write the report. The Secretary incharge will tender such advice to the Chief Secretary as he may think
appropriate for consideration of the Chief Secretary.
3. Dy. Director School (Adm) Officer under Director Education Secretary Incharge
Education Boys/Girls whom working
10. Principal of Higher Dy. Director School Director School Minister Incharge
Secondary Schools Education (Boys/Girls). Education (Boys/Girls)/
Secy. Education concerned.
13. Senior Masters Principals of the Dy. Director Education Director Education
(Boys/Girls). Institutes (Boys/Girls) D.S.E concerned
16. Project Officers Non- Dy. Director Non- Joint Director Director Education
formal Education formal Education Adult Education concerned
17. District Planning District Education Dy. Director Schools Director Education
Assistant Officer (Boys). Education concerned
V. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
4. Asstt. App. Advisor Dy. Director Technical Director Technical Secretary Incharge
Education Education
VI. POLYTECHNICS
DEPARTMENT OF GAZETTERS
1. (a) Director FW, MCH & Secretary Incharge Chief Secretary Minister Incharge
Immunization
1. (b) Controller, Drugs Secretary Incharge Chief Secretary Minister Incharge
and Food.
2. Dy. Director Health Director Health Services Secretary Incharge Minister Incharge
Services.
4. Asstt. Director, FW, MCH & Dy. Director I/C Director concerned Secretary Incharge
Immunization, State Mass
Education & Media Officer,
Dy. CMO’s AO, Audio
Visual Officer, Demo
Grapher, Store Inspector
Officer.
5. Dy. Director Drugs & Food, Controller Drugs and Secretary Incharge Minister Incharge
Asstt. Controller (PFA), Food.
Public Analysis, AO.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
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6. Drug Analysts, Asstt. Dy. Director Drugs and Controller Drugs Secretary Incharge
Controller Drugs/Asstt. Food
Drugs Analysts.
11. Principal REPT Centre Dy. Director Incharge Director Health Secretary Incharge
of Centre concerned
14. Block Medical Chief Medical Officer Dy. Director Health Director Health
Officers Services (T) concerned
15. Asstt. Surgeons Block Medical Officer 1. Chief Medical Officer Director Health
2. Dy. Dir. (HS) (T) concerned.
8. Dy. Supdt. of Police Suptd. of Police Dy. Inspr. General Inspr. General of
of Police Police/Addl. DGP.
N.B :- The custody of the APRs of Gazetted Officers of Police Department, excepting IPS Officers, will be with the Director General of Police. In
respect of the IPS Officers, the custody will be with the Home Department.
17. FOREST :
(i) Conservator of Forests Chief conservator 1. Pr. Chief Conservator Minister Incharge
(in cases where CF is of Forests of Forests
directly under PCCF
initiating officer will be
the PCCF) 2. Secretary Forests
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
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(iv) Gazetted Officers Chief Conservator of 1. Pr. Chief Conservator Minister I/C
directly working Forests of Forests
under the Chief
Conservator of
Forests 2. Secretary Forests
(i) Dy. Commr. (Development) Divisional Commr. Secretary Incharge Minister Incharge
(ii) Asstt. Commr. (Dev.) Dy. Commr./ Director RD Secretary Incharge
Dy. Commr./ concerned
(Development).
(iii) State Nutrition Officer Secretary Incharge Chief secretary Minister Incharge
(iv) Block Development Asstt. Commr. (Dev.) Dy. Commr./ Director concerned
Officers (Gazetted). Concerned Distt. Dev. Commr.
(i) Dy. Commr./ Distt. Secy. Incharge Chief Secretary Chief Minister
Dev. Commr. Ladakh Affairs in consultation
With Financial
Commr. & Planning
Commissioner
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Note:- The APRs of the officers working in Ladakh shall be sent by the Initiating Officers to the concerned Reviewing/Accepting Officers as
indicated above. These shall be maintained by the concerned Deptts. And not by Ladakh Affairs Department.
2. Development Commr.
(Power)
3. Deputy Directors.
(a) Chief Planning Officer Distt. Dev. Commr. Director E&S Secretary I/c
concerned Planning
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(b) District Evaluation and Regional Joint Director E&S Secretary I/c
Statistics Officers Director Planning
Concerned
4. Assistant Directors
(a) Assistant Directors Head of the Planning 1. Secy. I/c of the Secretary I/c
posted in the cell in the concerned concerned Deptt. Planning
Secretariat Deptt.
2. Director E&S
(b) Assistant Directors Head of the Deptt. Director E&S Secretary I/c
posted with a Head concerned Planning
of the Deptt.
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ANNEXURE III
Year ______________
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Part----1
PERSONAL DATA
(To be filled in by the Department/Office)
1.4 Designation
1.6 Grade :
1.12 Qualification
(a) Academic :
(b) Professional :
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Part----II
(To be filled in by the Officer reported upon. Please read carefully the
Instruction given at the end of the form before filling the entries )
(a) Tours
(b) Please also indicate items in which there have been significantly
higher achievements and your contribution thereto.
Part-III
(To be filled in by the initiating officer. Please read carefully the instructions
given at the end of the form before filling the entries).
3.2 Knowledge :
(a) Of functions
(b) Relating to rules
3.4 Attributes :
(f) Planning
(g) Commercial/Industrial Administration
Part-IV (A)
General
Place Signature
Part-IV (b)
Remarks of IInd Initiating Officer, where prescribed
(c ) Personal management :
Part-V (A)
Remarks of the Reviewing Authority.
5.1 Length of Service under the Reviewing Authority.
5.3 Do you agree with the assessment of the officer given by the
reporting authority ?
(In case of disagreement, please specify the reasons : Is there
anything you wish to modify or add ?)
INSTRUCTIONS
3. The columns should be filled with due care and attention and for
devoting adequate time. Any attempt to fill the report in a casual or
superficial manner will be easily discernible to the Higher
Authority.
11. Some posts of the same rank may be more exacting than others.
The degree of stress and strain in any post may also vary from time
to time. These facts should be borne in mind during appraisal and
should be commented upon appropriately.
Note:
(ii) If there is any doubt or suspicion, the column should be left blank
and action taken as under:
(c) If the doubts or suspicions are confirmed, this fact should also be
recorded and duly communicated to the officer concerned.