What is the meaning of deputation and its terms and conditions

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All these definitions are related to the Act in question is directly related to the Definition clause which is present in the Act. However , as per your query in terms of Service law Deputation is said to be when an officer /employee is sent to work at a location different from his base location for a short while , the definition may vary as per your query and in what context you are asking

Advocate Kunal Gosain LawRato

902 votes

1. Deputation is a type or form of recruitment. Officers and employees of the Central Government, State Government, and Union Territories from beyond are appointed or elected to posts within the Central Government for a specified period, which on that period ending the employees must/have to go back to their previous positions at the parent company or body.

2. If the position is an isolated one, it is much preferred to make the type of recruitment a short-term contractual agreement, or else the officials holding these posts, if recruited directly, won’t have any medium of moving up or making career progress.

3. It must be noted that Deputation is not the same as Absorption. There is a considerable distinction between the two terms. With regards to Absorption, the officer who at the onset begins in Deputation, might be absorbed into a permanent position, if the rules of recruitment impose that absorption can be given due recognition as the prescribed procedure of recruitment. Such mode can only be brought about in the circumstances of those Central or State Government officers/ officials who are already on deputation.

Advocate Nishant Kumar LawRato