Lok Sabha Question No. 2297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Corruption in SAIL
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## CORRUPTION IN SAIL

## 2297.  SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) whether the cases of corruption, irregularity and violation of rules have come into limelight on a large scale due to the nexus of officers and contractors in SAIL;

(b) if so, the total number of cases amongst them in which action has been taken and the number of cases which are pending along with the details thereof; and

(c) the strict action taken by the Government against the corrupt persons?

## ANSWER

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a) Complaints containing allegations of corruption, irregularity,  violation of rules etc. are received from different sources. The total number of complaints registered in SAIL Vigilance (including complaints received from external sources as well as cases taken  up  for  detailed  investigation  based  on  irregularities  noticed  in  Preventive Checks  and  Intensive  Examinations  undertaken  by  SAIL  Vigilance,  but  excluding anonymous and pseudonymous complaints) during the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 (till  October,  2019)  relating  to  alleged  corruption,  irregularities,  violation  of  rules, nexus of SAIL Officers and Contractors in SAIL etc. are given below:-

| Year                |   No. of complaints registered |
|---------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2017                |                            537 |
| 2018                |                            574 |
| 2019 (till October) |                            424 |

(b) The  number  of  cases  in  which  actions  have  been  taken  during  the  period 2017-2019  (till  October,  2019),  based  on  the  investigations  carried  out  by  SAIL Vigilance / CBI, are given below:-

| Year                |   No. of complaints/ cases in which disciplinary actions were initiated |   No. of employees against whom disciplinary actions were initiated |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017                |                                                                      17 |                                                                  23 |
| 2018                |                                                                      24 |                                                                  43 |
| 2019 (till October) |                                                                      23 |                                                                  40 |
| Total               |                                                                      64 |                                                                 106 |

As on 31.10.2019, disciplinary  proceedings  were  under  progress  against  19 employees  out  of  the  aforesaid  106  employees,  while  disciplinary  proceedings against the remaining 87 employees had been completed. 119 complaints out of 424 complaints registered during 2019 are under various stages of investigation.

(c) During  the  period  2017-2019  (till  October,  2019),  disciplinary  proceedings were  completed  against  a  total  of  109  officials  (including  22  nos.  of  disciplinary proceedings carried over from previous year/s), break-up of which is given below:-

-  2017 : 21 employees
-  2018 : 49 employees
-  2019 (till Oct)  : 39 employees

Suitable punishment, based on the nature of misconduct, was imposed on 105 employees,  including  stringent  punishment  of  removal/dismissal  from  service  of  7 employees. Four out of the above referred 109 employees were exonerated based on the findings of the disciplinary proceedings.