Lok Sabha Question No. 2777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Performances-Oriented Bureaucracy
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, OM PRAKASH YADAV, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, C.R. CHAUDHARY, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2777

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015)

## PERFORMANCES-ORIENTED BUREAUCRACY

2777. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken several steps to make bureaucracy performanceoriented and accountable and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  several  senior  officers  have  either  been  removed or  faced  pension  cuts  for unsatisfactory  performance  and  delivery  in  Public  Service  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to review pending cases of corruption relating to IAS officers on monthly basis in order to complete them before their retirement; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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):   With a view to making bureaucracy performance-oriented and accountable, the Government  has  recently  issued  instructions  to  all  the  Ministries  /  Departments  to carry out periodical review under FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension Rules, 1972); and under Rule 16(3) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, to  weed out  the  deadwood  and  inefficient officials  in  the  service.  Further,  in order to ensure timely disposal of disciplinary cases and to maintain a mechanism for probity  among  Government  servants,  the  Department  of  Personnel  &  Training  has recently issued instructions to  all  the  Ministries  and  Departments  vide  Office Memorandum No. 29062/6/2015-AIS(I)(Pt.I)  dated  30.9.2015,  eliciting  information pertaining to disciplinary cases in a standardized format for its monitoring.

(b):    The Government have recently issued instructions/ guidelines under rule 7(2) of AIS  (Leave)  Rules  1955  to  process  deemed  resignation  for  being  unauthorisedly absent after expiry of Leave/ Study Leave/ Foreign Assignment etc. The Government also  examine  cases  against  officers  and  impose  penalty  of  cut  in  pension  wherever necessary, in  consultation with the  UPSC.  During  last  year  and half  i.e. from  May, 2014,  13  Central  Civil  Service/  All  India  Service  officers  have  been  dismissed/ removed/  compulsory  retired  from  government  service  and  penalty  of  pension  cut have been imposed on 45 Central Civil Service Officers/ All India Service Officers.

(c)  &  (d):      The  Department  of  Personnel  &  Training,  being  the  Cadre  Controlling Authority  for  the  Indian  Administrative  Service,  Under  Secretary  and  above  level officers  of  Central  Secretariat  Service,  and  Group  A  officers  of  CBI,  review disciplinary cases relating  to these services on monthly basis.  The respective  Cadre Controlling Authority of Central Services / Cadres have also been directed to monitor disciplinary cases against officers of those services periodically. A Committee chaired by  the  Secretary,  Department  of  Personnel  &  Training  also  monitors  on  quarterly basis status of all delayed cases of sanction for prosecution and takes necessary steps to  resolve  delayed  cases  expeditiously.  Government  has  issued  instruction  to  the Ministries / Departments regarding time bound submission of proposals to the Cadre Controlling Authority for initiating disciplinary proceedings against IAS Officers.

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