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Madhya Pradesh Class 4 Employees Await Promotion Orders After Assurance
About 15,000 Class 4 workers in Madhya Pradesh are waiting to move to Class 3 jobs.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said they would not need to take a computer test for the promotion.
However, the government department that must issue the order has not released it yet.
More than 60 of these workers are in Mantralaya.
A workers’ group said the government knows about the problem.
It expects the promotion orders to come soon.
Other government officers are also waiting for promotions.
Four of those officers retired before receiving their promotions.
Around 15,000 Madhya Pradesh Class 4 employees are awaiting promotion orders to Class 3 posts.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that the Computer Proficiency Test would not be mandatory for these promotions.
Employees are waiting for the General Administration Department to issue a fresh order implementing the change.
Madhya Pradesh Rajya Karamchari Sanghthan president Ramesh Chandra Sharma said the issue had been brought to the government’s attention and orders were likely soon.
Promotions for several Mantralaya officers also remain pending, with four officials retiring while awaiting advancement.
- Who
- Around 15,000 Madhya Pradesh Class 4 employees, along with other Mantralaya officers awaiting promotion.
- What
- Promotion orders for Class 4 employees moving to Class 3 posts remain pending despite an announcement that the Computer Proficiency Test would not be mandatory.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, including Mantralaya in Bhopal.
- When
- Days after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s announcement; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- A fresh order from the General Administration Department is needed to facilitate the promotions.
Employees and Union
Government Process
Promotion implementation
Employees and Union
Class 4 employees and their representatives are seeking immediate promotion orders after the Chief Minister’s assurance that the Computer Proficiency Test would not be required.
Government Process
The General Administration Department has not yet issued the fresh order needed to implement the announced change.
Expected timeline
Employees and Union
Madhya Pradesh Rajya Karamchari Sanghthan president Ramesh Chandra Sharma said promotion orders are likely to be issued soon.
Government Process
The orders remain pending, and officers in other cadres are also still waiting for their promotions.
Key facts
- Employees awaiting promotion
- Around 15,000 Class 4 employees across Madhya Pradesh
- Mantralaya employees
- More than 60 Class 4 employees
- Promotion route
- Class 4 posts to Class 3 posts
- Computer test
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the Computer Proficiency Test would not be mandatory
- Pending department action
- The General Administration Department has yet to issue a fresh order
- Retirements during delay
- Two section officers and two under secretaries reportedly retired while awaiting promotion
- Other pending promotions
- Promotions from section officer to under secretary, under secretary to deputy secretary, and deputy secretary to additional secretary remain in limbo










