By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JAN 06, 2024: THE IRS officers of 2015 batch of CBIC are a forlorn cohort today! Why? Their promotion to JAG grade is delayed and so are their linked financial and other benefits. One may argue that whenever promotion would happen, all such benefits would come with the baggage. True, but what about their wilting morale? Morale is akin to self-motivation, self-esteem and esprit de corps. Motivation is a complex phenomenon. It is an internal state that nudges individuals to stick to goal-driven behaviour. So, if the morale dips, self-esteem also goes down and individuals slump towards amotivation - a state of apathy and listlessness.

So, what is sparking all such complex phenomena in the mind of 2015 batch officers? A comparative study! CBDT went ahead with ad hoc promotion and gifted its officers promotion on the New Year eve. In case of IPS, 2016 batch stands promoted. So is the case with IAS. Interestingly, even Postal Services and Railways officers of 2015 batch have been promoted. And a simple comparison with their parallel batches has punctured their confidence and led to cratering of their self-esteem. Since ad hoc promotion is an effective part of efficient administrative management tool-kit, CBIC should not shy away from making use of it. This is more so, when the sister Board is quite prompt in doing so. Hope, CBIC topbrass is listening?