Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, assured a  delegation of DANICS (Delhi Andaman Nicobar Islands Civil Service) officers that the government would consider their request for promotion and upgradation of seniority list. Led by V.K. Jain and others, the delegation informed the minister that they had qualified and joined the DANICS services over 30 years ago and since then, they had been offering their services with dedication, while, in the meantime, some of them also got promoted into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). In a memorandum presented to the Minister, the officers requested that their seniority list be worked out in terms of unamended rules of seniority i.e. prior to the notification dated 18.04.2012. The memorandum also noted that meanwhile, these officers were constrained to knock at the door of CAT (Central Administrative Tribunal) and from there also, they had received a favorable response wherein the CAT had quashed and set aside the seniority list published vide notification dated 22.11.2012. Pleading for the CAT order to be implemented, the officers submitted that most of them were nearing superannuation and many of them would retire this year. Therefore, in recognition of their services, the DoPT should take a sympathetic view so that, before their superannuation, they have the satisfaction of at least being rewarded with their due seniority and pay-scales.