Lok Sabha Question No. 551 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Arrest of IAS and IPS Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAMA KISHORE SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 551

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017)

## ARREST OF IAS AND IPS OFFICERS

## *551. SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and  Indian Police Service (IPS) officers  have  been  arrested  in  the  various  States  under  different  cases  registered against them;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State  and year-wise; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (c):   A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.551 to be answered on 12.04.2017

(a) to (b): As per information received from the State Governments and the Ministry of Home Affairs, 19 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and 5 Indian Police Service (IPS) Officers serving in various State cadres have been arrested  since  2014  for  offences  under  Prevention  of  Corruption  Act  1988, other criminal provisions and on conviction by a court of law.  Details of such IAS and IPS officers arrested during the last three years and in the current year (upto 31 st March, 2017) have been indicated in Annexure-I.

- (c): Rule  2(A)  of  All  India  Services  (Discipline  &  Appeal)  Rules,  1969 provides  that  a  member  of  the  service  who  is  detained  in  official  custody whether on a criminal charge or otherwise for a period longer than forty-eight hours, shall be deemed to have been suspended by the Government concerned. In  order  to  provide  safeguard  to  All  India  Service  Officers  against  arbitrary suspension,  All  India  Services  (Discipline  &  Appeal)  Rules,  1969  were amended  vide  Notification  dated  21.12.2015.  Subsequently,  procedure  to  be followed  for  suspension  of  AIS  officers  posted  in  Ministries  /  Departments  / State  Governments  were  issued  vide  Office  Memorandum  dated  25.5.2016 which  inter  alia  provides  for  (i)  communication  of  information  pertaining  to suspension within 48 hours (ii) detailed report on suspension within 15 days and (iii) confirmation of suspension by the Central Government after 30 days.

With a view to complete disciplinary proceedings against members of AIS in a time bound manner, All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969 have been amended recently vide Notification dated 20.01.2017 to provide specific timelines at different stages of the enquiry viz submission of representation by the charged officer on the chargesheet, completion of inquiry and submission of representation by  the  officer  on  advice  of  Union  Public  Service  Commission. Subsequent to this amendment, guidelines regarding adherence to timelines for Departmental Proceedings have also been issued by the Government vide letter dated 15.3.2017.

Further, on conviction of a Member of Service by a Court of law on corruption charges, Special procedure under Rule 14 of All India Services (Discipline & Appeal)  Rules,  1969  are  initiated  for  imposing  the  penalty  of  removal  / dismissal from service.

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## ANNEXURE-I TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.551

DETAILS  OF  IAS  AND  IPS  OFFICERS  ARRESTED  STATE  AND  YEARWISE DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (UPTO 31.3.2017)

| STATE/ CADRE     | NUMBER OF IAS OFFICER   | NUMBER OF IAS OFFICER   | NUMBER OF IAS OFFICER   | NUMBER OF IAS OFFICER   | NUMBER OF IPS OFFICER   | NUMBER OF IPS OFFICER   | NUMBER OF IPS OFFICER   | NUMBER OF IPS OFFICER   |
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| STATE/ CADRE     | 2014                    | 2015                    | 2016                    | 2017                    | 2014                    | 2015                    | 2016                    | 2017                    |
| AGMUT Cadre      | -                       | 1                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Assam            | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Andhra Pradesh   | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Bihar            | -                       | -                       | 1                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Chhattisgarh     | -                       | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Gujarat          | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       |
| Haryana          | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Himachal Pradesh | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Jharkhand        | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Karnataka        | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Kerala           | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Madhya Pradesh   | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Maharashtra      | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Manipur          | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Meghalaya        | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Nagaland         | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Orissa           | 1                       | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Punjab           | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Rajasthan        | 1                       | 2                       | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Sikkim           | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Tamil Nadu       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Telangana        | -                       | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Tripura          | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | 1                       | -                       |
| Uttar Pradesh    | -                       | -                       | 2                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Uttarakhand      | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| West Bengal      | -                       | 1                       | 1                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| Total            | 3                       | 6                       | 6                       | 4                       | 3                       | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       |
| 19 IAS officers  | 19 IAS officers         | 19 IAS officers         | 19 IAS officers         | 19 IAS officers         | 5 IPS officers          | 5 IPS officers          | 5 IPS officers          | 5 IPS officers          |