MP resumes govt employee promotions after 10 years:Depts asked to complete DPC meetings, promotion orders targeted for July 31

The Madhya Pradesh government has initiated the long-pending promotion process for government employees, marking the first major move in nearly a decade. The General Administration Department (GAD), along with several other departments, has started convening Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings. The state government has directed all departments to complete DPC meetings by July 15 so that promotion orders can be issued by July 31. The GAD has already begun the process by holding a DPC meeting to consider the promotion of Class IV employees to the posts of Floor Supervisor and Jamadar. Four-member promotion committee constituted Under the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Promotion Rules, 2025, the GAD has constituted a four-member Departmental Promotion Committee. Additional Secretary Subhash Dwivedi has been appointed as the committee’s chairperson. Other members include Deputy Secretary Shailendra Kumar Hanotiya as the Establishment Representative, Under Secretary Sachindra Rao as the Scheduled Tribe Representative, and Under Secretary Manoj Shrivastava as the Member Secretary. The committee will examine the eligibility of employees and approve names for promotion before orders are issued. State directs all departments to start promotion process The General Administration Department has issued instructions to all Additional Chief Secretaries, Heads of Departments and District Collectors to begin the promotion process. Departments have been asked to proceed based on the legal opinion provided by the Advocate General, despite the ongoing litigation over the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Promotion Rules, 2025. Government relies on advocate general’s legal opinion According to the legal opinion submitted by Senior Advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan on behalf of the Advocate General, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has not granted any interim stay on the Promotion Rules, 2025. The opinion notes that while the state had earlier assured the court that promotions would not be carried out during the proceedings, the assurance was neither incorporated into any judicial order nor recorded as part of the court’s proceedings. It further states that since the matter is set to be heard afresh, the government is legally empowered to proceed with promotions under the existing rules. Government aims to issue orders by July 31 The government has instructed departments to complete DPC meetings within the prescribed timeline and prepare promotion lists. The objective is to issue promotion orders across various departments by July 31. Employee organisation Opposes Move The General Backward Class Officers and Employees Association (SPEAK) has opposed the government’s decision to resume promotions. State president Dr. K.S. Tomar questioned why employees who retired between 2016 and 2025 were not granted promotions if there had been no legal prohibition. He said the organisation would oppose the government’s move during the High Court hearing and seek a stay on the promotion process until the court delivers its verdict on the reservation-in-promotion issue. High Court to hear promotion dispute on July 7 The Madhya Pradesh High Court is scheduled to resume hearing petitions related to reservation in promotions on July 7 before the bench headed by the Acting Chief Justice. The employee organisation has said it will challenge the government’s decision to proceed with promotions despite its earlier undertaking before the court. Assembly secretariat issues promotion orders Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat has issued promotion orders for 12 officers based on an earlier approved list. The promotions include appointments to the posts of Section Officer, Proceedings Editor, Protocol Officer, Director of Library, Research and Reference, Select Grade Reporter, Administrative Officer, Information Officer and Staff Officer.