Disciplinary proceedings – Guidelines

Instructions have been issued in the past for expeditious disposal of disciplinary proceedings against delinquent government servants. However, it has been observed that disciplinary proceedings are generally taking a long time which defeats the very purpose of initiating the said proceedings. Therefore, it has been considered necessary to issue the following guidelines for monitoring and expeditious disposal of disciplinary proceedings

Vigilance Clearance for Promotion: Comprehensive review of instructions

Instructions issued vide O.M. No. 22012/1/99-Estt. (D) dated 25.10.2004 based on the O.M. No. 22011/4/1991-Estt. (A) dated 14.09.1992 (issued on the basis of procedure laid down by Supreme Court in K.V. Jankiraman case AIR 1991 SC 2010) makes it clear that vigilance clearance for promotion may be denied only in the following three circumstances:-

Filing of Property returns by All India Service Officers

The Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) has referred to the provisions of Rule 16(2) of the AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968, which mandates every member of the Service to submit an annual immovable property return in the prescribed proforma. The Ministry also directed that based on recent decision to place annual immovable property returns filed by AIS officers in the public domain has necessitated closer monitoring of finer details like reckoning the exact date of filing return by the officers.

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Disciplinary cases- II stage consultation with CVC dispensed with.

The Government had constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM), on 6th January, 2011 with the approval of the Prime Minister to consider measures that can be taken by the Government to tackle corruption. One of the terms of reference (ToR) of the GoM was to consider and advise on “Fast tracking of all cases of public servants accused of corruption ‘. The GoM, while considering this (T0R)

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Appointment of IOs and POs in disciplinary cases

The Government had constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) on 6th January, 2011 with the approval of the Prime Minister to consider measures that can be taken by the Government to tackle corruption. One of the terms of reference (ToR) of the GoM was to consider and advise on “Fast tracking of all cases of public servants accused of corruption”.