Lok Sabha Question No. 2451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Complaints against Senior Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAMA DEVI, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2451

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018)

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST SENIOR OFFICERS

## †2451. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of officials found guilty by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during investigation of complaints against the work of senior level officers during the last three years;
- (b) the  number  of  complaints  received  against  the  senior  level  officials  along  with  the number of complaints addressed during the last three years;
- (c) the number of such complaints which have not been addressed during the above period till date and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## 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): The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has informed that  it has rendered First stage advice as per the following details in the last three years on reports/references received in CVC relating to middle and senior level officers:

| Nature of penalty proceeding   |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |
|--------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Criminal proceedings           |     64 |     62 |     64 |
| Major penalty proceedings      |    550 |    460 |    490 |
| Minor penalty proceedings      |    243 |    183 |    181 |
| Administrative action etc.     |    543 |    427 |    402 |
| Total                          |   1400 |   1132 |   1137 |

- (b): CVC has informed that the details of number of complaints received in the Commission against middle and senior level officers and disposed of during the last three years are as under:

| No. of Complaints                  |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |
|------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Brought forward from previous year |   2311 |   1360 |   2443 |
| Received during the year           |  29838 |  49847 |  23609 |
| Total                              |  32149 |  51207 |  26052 |
| Disposed                           |  30789 |  48764 |  22386 |

In  addition, the CVC also receives complaints under the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers' (PIDPI) Resolution, 2004 and recommends appropriate action.

The  details  of  complaints  received  and  disposed  of  under  PIDPI  during  the  last  three years are as under:

| No. of Complaints                  |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |
|------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Brought forward from previous year |     39 |     32 |     37 |
| Received during the year           |    656 |    821 |    744 |
| Total                              |    695 |    853 |    781 |
| Disposed                           |    663 |    816 |    754 |

(c):     CVC has informed that upto November, 2018, 341 complaints are pending for more than 12 weeks in which the Commission has sought investigation and report from the CVOs of the Department/Organizations.

(d):    The Department of Personnel and Training has already issued guidelines dated 14.10.2013 prescribing  overall  time  limit  of  18  months  for  completion  of  disciplinary  proceedings.  The Central  Vigilance  Commission  regularly  reviews  pendencies  and  follows  up  with  respective CVOs for expediting their reports.

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