Haryana Government has decided to introduce online filing of Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) through Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW) for all its IPS officers from the assessment year 2015-16.
The government has a notified the instructions for writing of their PAR which will be recorded online at http://ips.gov.in by December 31 this year, said a spokesman of Home Department on Monday.
Giving details about reporting, reviewing and accepting authorities for writing PAR of IPS officers, he said that in case of officers holding the charge of the posts of Director General of Police, Home Secretary would be reporting authority whereas Minister incharge would be reviewing authority and Minister incharge or Chief Minister would be accepting authority.
For writing PAR of Director General (DG), Vigilance, the Chief Secretary would be the reporting authority, whereas, Minister incharge would be the reviewing authority and Minister Incharge or Chief Minister would be the accepting authority. Similarly, for Additional Director General of Police or other DGs reporting to DGP, the DGP would be the reporting authority, whereas, Home Secretary would be the reviewing authority and Minister Incharge or Chief Minister would be the accepting authority.
In case of chairman Haryana Police Housing Corporation, for senior to DGP, the Home Secretary would be the reporting authority whereas in case he is junior to DGP, the DGP would be the reporting authority.
For Inspector General of Police, Range or Commissioner of Police, IGP IRB HAP, IGP Headquarter and IGP Railways, the DGP, Home Secretary and Minister incharge or Chief Minister would be reporting, reviewing and accepting authorities respectively.
For DIG, immediate senior authority that is IGP or ADGP would be reporting authority-1 and DGP would be reporting authority 2. For Deputy Commissioner of Police (CP) or Joint CP, the CP would be reporting authority 1 and DGP would be reporting authority 2.
For IPS officers working in the rank of Superintendent of Police in CP office, DGP, Home Secretary and Minister Incharge or Chief Minister would be reporting, reviewing and accepting authorities respectively.
In case of IPS officers on deputation with Government of India, the concerned authority would reporting, reviewing and accepting authority. For ADC to Governor, the Governor would be reporting, reviewing and accepting authority.
In case of IPS officers on deputation with Haryana Human Rights Commission, Chairman HHRC would be reporting authority whereas the Chief Minister would be reviewing and accepting authorities.
The spokesman said that e-mail id allocated by name to the IPS officers by National Informatics Centre would be mandatory to login the SPARROW and to get registered for filling of the e-PAR with the help of USB pen drive containing Digital Signature Certificate.
He added that e-mail id would be username by which the concerned officer would access the online software after entering the password. The e-mail id will be name based rather than designation.