Lok Sabha Question No. 2848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Bureaucrats Leaving Jobs
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2848

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016)

## BUREAUCRATS LEAVING JOBS

## †2848. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  some trained officers of Indian Administrative Service and other All India Services leave their service in the middle of their career;
- (b) if so, the details of such cases during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether any report with regard to reasons therefor has been prepared and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the officers concerned leaving their service in the middle of their career are proposed  to  be  asked  to  repay  the  amount  incurred  on  their  training  by  the Government; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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):      Training  of  All  India  Service  officers  is  imparted  on  their  appointment to  the service  and,  thereafter,  it  is  an  ongoing  process  and  is  done  at  various  stages.  All  India Service  officers  are  permitted  under  the  rules  to  take  voluntary  retirement  provided  they fulfill  the conditions prescribed therein.  However, the information regarding the  number of such  cases  is  not  centrally  maintained  as  in  some  cases  the  State  Government  is  the competent authority for acceptance of voluntary retirement and in some cases approval of the Central Government is required.

The  number  of  All  India  Service  Officers  who  have  resigned  /  deemed-resigned  / obtained Voluntary-Retirement from service during the last three years and current year from the Central Government is as under:

IAS     -     25

IPS     -     53

IFS     -     27

Out  of  these,  45  IPS/IFS  officers  resigned  technically  to  join  other  services  like IAS/Central Services, etc., while others resigned due to personal reasons.

(d) & (e)  In case of Probationary Training, the rules provide that a probationer shall execute an agreement to refund any money paid to him including pay and traveling expenses to join the appointment, consequent on his appointment as a probationer in the event of the failure of the probationer to complete probation to the satisfaction of the Central government.

The Bond executed by the officers nominated for long term foreign/ domestic training or for pursuing higher studies under Partial Funding Component  stipulates that in the event of his/her  failing to resume duty or resigning or retiring from service or otherwise quitting service without returning to duty after expiry or termination of the period of training or at any time within a period of five years after return to duty, the participating officer is required to pay to the Government all expenses incurred on account of his/her training which includes the entire cost of training and all pay and allowances, if the period of training is treated as 'On Duty'.

Recoveries of dues have not been made in 45 cases of IPS officers as resignation was tendered by officers to join other All India Services/Central Services. Amount due has been recovered  in  respect  of  two  IAS  officers  who  underwent  long-term  training  and  resigned subsequently from the service.

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