Officers asked to record their APR timely

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 29: Government of Jammu and Kashmir has impressed upon all the officers to record their Annual Performance Report (APR) as per fixed timeline to avoid auto forward at any stage, which would be treated as default on the part of the officers concerned.
According to a circular in this regard, issued by the General Administration Department, the Administrative Departments shall strictly monitor and ensure timely completion of APR Cycle on SPARROW platform in respect of Gazetted officers ( except IAS, IPS, IFoS and JKAS officers) for the financial year 2022-23.
Pertinent to mention that details of the Gazetted Officers is used by the Custodians to generate blank APRs of the Gazetted officers for self appraisal. The blank APRS for the financial year 2022-23, once generated by the Custodians, shall be forwarded to the concerned Gazetted Officers through the portal for self appraisal which shall subsequently be forwarded to Initiating, Reviewing and Accepting Authorities. The APRS shall remain available in the account of the officers for fixed timelines and thereafter shall be auto forwarded.