At a time that 40% of its posts are vacant, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is in the process of optimising human resources with a new policy for overall growth of its personnel and to prevent vested interests from forming.
The draft policy on “optimisation of human resources in ASI”, which was published on March 7 and kept open for comments till March 20, according to an ASI official, covers all permanent employees of the organisation.
The draft policy lists to “avoid development of vested interests” and “prescribing fixed minimum and maximum tenure” for employees as some of its objectives. The draft states that the minimum general tenure for an employee at a particular place would be three years and the maximum five years or seven years “under extreme public exigency”.
