SoP for filing of APAR by ORUs and approval by Custodians on SPARROW from the Reporting Year 2022-23 onwards
The Government of India’s Ministry of Finance has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for Officers Reported Upon (ORUs) and Custodians on filing and approving Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) on the SPARROW portal from the reporting year 2022-23 onwards. The SPARROW portal has been updated to allow ORUs to fill in their basic details for generating their APARs, whereas earlier, the primary/alternate custodian filled the basic information based on physical data provided by the ORU. The updated SoP for ORUs and custodians is attached to the letter for circulation to officers and custodians.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES
(HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT)
2nd Floor, JLN Stadium, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi – 410003.
F.No. HRD/PM/APAR/403/SPARROW/2020-21/30
Dated: 08.04.2023
To,
All the Pr. CCsIT (CCA)
Subject: SoP for filing of APAR by ORUs and approval by Custodians on SPARROW from the Reporting Year 2022-23 onwards -reg.
Respected Sir/Madam,
Kindly refer to the above.
- Sparrow portal has been updated to allow Officers Reported Upon (ORUs) to fill in Basic Details for generating their APARs from Reporting Year 9022-23 onwards.
- Earlier Basic Information for the ORU was filled in by the Primary/Alternate Custodian on the basis of physical data provided by the ORU. Now in the updated SPARROW portal ORU also has the option to fill in the Basic details on his own. Primary/Alternate Custodian may either copy the data filled by the ORU or fill in the same in case of any discrepancy.
- In light of the changes in the portal, the updated SoP for the ORUs is attached as Annex A and for the Custodians (Primary and Alternate) is attached as Annex B.
- Theretore, I am directed to kindly request you to circulate the annexed SoP’s for filing of APAR by ORUs and approval by Custodians on SPARROW portal to all the officers and Custodians in your charge.
- This issues with the prior approval of the competent authority.
Yours faithfully,
(Saurabh Pratap Singh)
DDIT (SPARROW) (HRD)