Lok Sabha Question No. 117 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Compliance of Rules
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 117

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022)

## COMPLIANCE OF RULES

## †*117. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  requests  from  public  representatives  to  ensure compliance  of  rules  and  regulations  by  the  Government  officials/  employees  in  the interest of the public and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether penal action is taken against those Government officials/employees who disobey and  dent  the  image  of  the  Government  by  not  implementing  the  rules  and  regulations properly and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  provisions  have  been  made  in  the  CCS  (Conduct)  Rules,  1964  to  debar  them from pension and other facilities and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the States have also been/are proposed to be instructed to make provision in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government so far to root out the corruption?

## 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 (e):    A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO.  117  FOR  ANSWER  ON  09.02.2022  BY  SHRI  GOPAL  CHINNAYA  SHETTY REGARDING COMPLIANCE OF RULES

(a) to (c):   Representations received from public representatives on various issues are dealt by the  concerned  administrative  Ministry/Department  as  per  Allocation  of  Business  Rules,  1961. The  Ministry  of  Personnel,  Public  Grievances  and  Pensions  has  issued  guidelines  concerning official dealings between Administration and  Members  of Parliament (MPs)  and State Legislatures and reiterated the same from time to time.  These guidelines, inter-alia, provide for attending  to  communications  received  from  MPs  promptly  and  for  showing  courtesy  and consideration to MPs and State Legislatures.  It has also been emphasized that violation of these guidelines would be viewed seriously and render them liable for disciplinary  action under the relevant Rules e.g. Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, All India Services (Disciplinary and Appeal) Rules, 1969, CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 or All India Services  (Death-cum-Retirement  Benefits)  Rules,  1958,  which  could  result  in  imposition  of penalties or withholding or withdrawing of pension or gratuity.

(d):   The State Government employees are governed by the rules framed by the respective State Legislature. The Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs have been advised time and again to bring the  aforesaid  guidelines  concerning  official  dealings  between  Administration  and  Members  of Parliament (MPs) and State Legislatures, as indicated in answer at (a) to (c)  above, to the notice of their employees for compliance.

(e):    The  Central  Government,  in  pursuance  of  its  commitment  to  'Zero  Tolerance  Against Corruption',  has taken following measures  to  promote  accountability  and  efficiency  by encouraging  greater  transparency,  introducing  simplified  procedures  and  reducing  scope  for discretion to combat corruption, which, inter alia, include:

- i. Systemic improvements and reforms to provide transparent, citizen-friendly services to root  out  corruption  by disbursement  of  welfare  benefits  directly  to  the  citizens  under various  schemes  of  the  Government  through  the  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  initiative; implementation of e-Tendering in public procurements; introduction of e-Governance and simplification of procedure and systems; and introduction of  Government procurement through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
- ii. Amendment of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on 26.07.2018 criminalizing the act of giving bribes.
- iii. Operationalisation  of  the  institution  of  Lokpal  with  the  statutory  mandate  to  directly receive and process complaints as regards alleged offences against public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
- iv. Invocation of FR-56(j) and AIS (DCRB) Rules, 1958 for retiring officials from service in public interest whose performance, after review, is found unsatisfactory and/or with doubtful integrity.
- v. Preventive  vigilance  measures  taken  by  the  Central  Vigilance  Commission  (CVC)  as under :-
6. (a) Adoption  of  Integrity  Pact  by  all  the  organizations  in  major  procurement activities;

- (b) Advising  Centralized  Training  Institutes  to  include  modules  on  preventive vigilance;
- (c) Dissemination  of  Good  Practices  by  publishing  compilations  of  booklets  on preventive vigilance;
- (d) Advising  Government  Organizations,  Public  Sector  Enterprises  and  Public Sector  Banks  to  develop  Standard  Operating  Procedures  to  prevent  excessive use of discretionary powers at all levels;
- (e) Inculcating ethical behaviors among  employees and the Public through Vigilance Awareness Weeks, particularly amongst students and youth;
- (f) Training,  capacity  building  and  skill  upgradation  of  Chief  Vigilance  Officers (CVOs) and management of the Departments/Organizations;
- (g) Scrutiny of Audit Reports by CVOs;
- (h) Continuous revision of manuals on important areas such as contracts, procurement, recruitment etc.
- (i) Continuous revision of processes and systems to dovetail the systems with the latest available technology; and
- (j) Advising organizations to prepare Asset Registers in digital form for better asset management.

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