Modi Government Compulsorily Retires 312 Bureaucrats Over Lack Of Integrity, Ineffectiveness: MoS PMO Jitendra Singh

The Minister of State (MoS) in Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh on Wednesday (10 July) apprised the Lok Sabha that as many as 312 government officials found to be allegedly corrupt or inefficient were given retirement in public interest, reports News 18.

The officials were shown the door after the service records of 36,756 Group-A and 82,654 Group-B officers were reviewed under service rules.

The minister, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said that relevant provisions have been “invoked/recommended against 125 Group-A and 187 Group-B officers (total 312),”

Singh also underscored that as per the applicable disciplinary rules, the government has the right to proceed against corrupt officials on the basis of available evidence.

The government also has the absolute right to retire government officials prematurely on the ground of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness, in public interest, as per provisions of FR 56(j (i), Rule 48 of the Central Civil Services Pension Rules, 1972, and Rule 16(3) (Amended ) of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, said the minister.