♤ 2nd ARC recommendations on Performance Management system

o Making appraisal more consultative and transparent - performance appraisal systems for all Services should be modified on the lines of the recently introduced PAR for the All India Services.

o Performance appraisal should be year round: provisions for detailed work-plan and a mid-year review should be introduced for all Services

o Guidelines need to be formulated for assigning numerical rating

o Government should expand the scope of the present performance appraisal system of its employees to a comprehensive performance management system (PMS).

o The PMS should be designed within the overall strategic framework appropriate to the particular ministry/department/organization.