2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau

SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window)

(Ministry of Finance)

WHAT

Online writing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APARs) in SPARROW for IRS (C&CE) Officers has already been implemented w.e.f. 2016-17.

As part of CBIC’s constant endeavor for better HR management, online writing of APARs in SPARROW has now been launched for over 46,000 Group B & C officers of CBIC, working in its various formations all across the country.

SPARROW-CBIC

SPARROW-CBIC is one of its kind in terms of Scale/ number of employees covered as far as Central Government Departments are concerned. It brings a complete change in APAR management of such large number of Group ‘B’ & ‘C’ Officers/ Staff of CBIC, which would, in turn, lead to better HR Management.

BENEFITS

This Project leverages modern technology for enhancing the overall efficiency and morale of the huge workforce working in Central GST and Customs formations of CBIC.
The Project is an important milestone in the journey towards digitisation and paper less working.

SPARROW

It is an online portal for appraisal recording.
The main reason for taking such decision is to reduce the delay in paper work by the department.
There are many such cases where the appraisal of an employee has stuck in mid way for several reasons. As a result their performance rating lowered down as well.
This is not only helpful to speed up the process but also it will be another step towards the Digital India.
Before this, in the year 2011, such online portal was introduced for the Indian Administrative Service Officers. Through this portal the IAS officers could record their performance appraisal on time and without delay.

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL REPORT

The Performance Appraisal Report is an important document. It provides the basic and vital inputs for the further development of an officer. The appraisee, the Reporting Authority and the Reviewing Authority should, therefore, undertake the duty of filling up the form with a high sense of responsibility.

Performance appraisal should be used as a tool for human resource development. Reporting Officers should realize that the objective is to develop an officer so that he/she realizes his/her true potential. It is not meant to be a fault-finding process but a development tool. The Reporting Officer and the Reviewing Officer should not shy away from reporting shortcomings in performance, attitudes or overall personality of the officer reported upon.

Source: PIB

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