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Absorption of deputationists as Accountant in Central Civil Accounts Service (CCAS)

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Permanent Absorption of deputationists in Accountant Grade

“The Staff Selection Commission is conducting Combined Graduate Level
Examination every year and is in position to provide the dossiers to departmentalized accounting organisation in Ministries/ Departments as per their requirement. As such the Competent Authority has decided to put on hold the process of absorption of deputationist as Accountant in Central Civil Accounts Service”.

Absorption of deputationists as Accountant in Central Civil Accounts Service (CCAS)

No. A.11020/1/2014/MF.CGA(A)/112
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS
Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan
GPO Complex, E-Block, INA
NEW DELHI-110023

Dated, the 14th August, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: – Absorption of deputationists as Accountant in Central Civil Accounts Service (CCAS) – regarding.

It has been decided to relax the ban imposed on permanent absorption of deputationists as Accountant (CCAS) in force vide CGA’s O.M. No. A-110201/14.2014/MF.CGA(A)/245 dated 23.07.2015, as one-time measure in respect of number of deputaionists not more than 10% of vacancies reported for this office for Combined Graduate level Examination (CGLE) – 2017 or minimum one deputationist and subject to the following conditions and procedure of forwarding of eligible cases:-

(A) Opening of window as one-time measure

The window of giving an option for permanent absorption is opened temporarily as one-time relaxation for the deputationists appointed on deputation as Accountant on the basis of existing recruitment rules of the post, except for those who have filed court case for permanent absorption and the matter is already sub-judice and subject to ceiling of number of deputationists not more than 10% of vacancies reported for CGLE-2017 or minimum one deputationist as mentioned above.

(B) Constitution of the Screening Committee

Each Pr.CCAs/CCAS/CAs shall constitute a Screening Committee in their respective offices for the purpose of Consideration and recommendation of all such eligible deputationists for permanent absorption as Accountant in CCAS;

The Screening Committee constituted for the purpose must submit a certificate with proper justification that “the case(s) recommended for permanent absorption fails under exceptional category, in pubic interest and exceptional circumstances”.

(C) Eligibility criteria/conditions

(i) A deputationist willing for permanent absorption as Accountant in CCAS shall fulfill the eligibility criteria/conditions laid down in the existing recruitment rules of the post of Accountant and guidelines issued by this office vide O.M. No, A.11020/1/2007/RR/1 dated 01.04.2008;

(ii) The deputationists who have completed two years’ requisite service on deputation as on 31.07.2019 shall only be eligible to be considered for permanent absorption as Accountant; and

(iii) A fresh unconditional willingness from the eligible deputationist willing for permanent absorption as Accountant in CCAS.

(D) Requirements for submission of proposal for seeking prior concurrence of the CGA

(i) Each Ministry/Department shall submit a consolidated proposal in respect of deputationists not more than 10% of vacancies reported to this office for Combined Graduate level Examination (CGLE) -2017 or minimum one deputationist and adhering to the existing guidelines issued under this office’s O.M. No. A.11020/1/2007/RR/1 dated 01.04.2008 (copy enclosed) alongwith following requisite information/ documents:-

{a} duly filled in check-list in respect of total deputationists (proforma enclosed at Annexure-I):

(b) duly filled in Curriculum Vitae in respect of each deputationist willing for permanent absorption (proforma enclosed at Annexure-II);

(c) copy of recommendations of the Screening Committee constituted in terms of para (B) above;

(d) fresh “No Objection Certificate’ of parent cadre ministry/ department of the denputationist willing for permanent absorption;

(e) Unconditional willingness of the deputationists as required at para (C){iii) above;

(f) a certificate from an officer not below the rank of CA/Dy.CA/ACA that the reservation policies have been followed/complied with in respect of reserved categories i.e. SC, ST, OBC, PwD etc. as per existing DoPT rules on the subject.

(ii) No request for relaxation in eligibility criteria/conditions shall be forwarded to this office. Further, the incomplete proposals will not be entertained for consideration.

(ii) The last date for submission of a consolidated proposal from Ministry/Department is 31.10.2019. Any proposal received in this office beyond the stipulated date will not be entertained in any case.

2. It is reiterated that the scheme of the rules warrants that primary source of recruitment, namely, SSC should be given its due importance. Deputation/Extension of deputation should be resorted only when if is not possible to get candidates from SSC. Deputation/Extension of deputation should therefore be on year-to-year basis and in meantime the efforts should be continued to get candidates from SSC.

3. Further, the Pr.CCAs/CCAs/CAs are requested to clearly mention in the appointment letter issued by them to the fresh deputationist that the option of permanent absorption as Accountant in CCAS, Is not available to the said official appointed on deputation basis.

This issues with approval of the Controller General of Accounts.

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(Suman Bala)
Jt. Controller General of Accounts (Gr.’B’)

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Government servant should not accept any gift more than Rs. 5000 – What says CCS Rule?

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Acceptance of Gifts by Government servants

As per the new office order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on 6th August, 2019 regarding acceptance of gifts by Government servants.

The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 has been amended on particularly the ceiling of receiving gifts by Government servants.

The below table describe the amendment in detail…

Before Amendment  After Amendment
Sub-rule (3) of Rule 13

In any other case, a Government servant shall not accept any gift without the sanction of the Government, if the value exceeds –

(i) rupees one thousand five hundred in the case of Government servants
holding any Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ post; and

(ii) rupees five hundred in the case of Government servant holding any
Group `C’ or Group ‘D’ posts.

 Sub-rule (3) of Rule 13

In any other case, a Government servant shall not accept any gift without the sanction of the Government, if the value exceeds – (i) rupees five thousand in the case of Government servants holding any Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ post: and (ii) rupees two thousand in the case of Government servant holding any Group `C’ post.
Sub-rule(4) of Rule 13

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2) and (3), a Government servant, being a member of India delegation or otherwise, may receive and retain gifts from foreign dignitaries, if the market value of gifts received on one occasion does not exceed rupees one thousand. In all other cases, the acceptance and retention of such gift shall be regulated by the instructions issued by the Government in this regard from time to time.

 Sub-rule(4) of Rule 13

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2) and (3), a Government servant, being a member of the Indian delegation or otherwise, may receive and retain gifts from foreign dignitaries in accordance with the provisions of The Foreign Contribution (Acceptance or Retention of Gifts or Presentation) Rules, 2012, as amended from time to time.

Guidelines regarding expeditious disposal of Disciplinary Cases

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Disciplinary Cases to be disposed of within prescribed time-limits

GUIDELINES REGARDING EXPEDITIOUS DISPOSAL OF DISCIPLINARY CASES

“Inordinate delay in finalization of disciplinary cases is a matter of serious concern. The very purpose of the timely finalization of the disciplinary proceedings is to ensure that the delinquent Officials neither get undue benefit due to long pending cases nor subjected to undue harassment if not found guilty at later stage.”

Office of the Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Satar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt 110010

No. AN/XIII/13006/Vol-XXI

Dated 26.07.2019

To
The PCsDA/CsDA
(Through website)

Subject: Guidelines regarding expeditious disposal of Disciplinary Cases.

Of late, it has been observed that the finalization of the disciplinary proceedings initiated against Officers and staff of the department are getting delayed on various counts, which defeats the very purpose of initiating the said proceedings.

Inordinate delay in finalization of disciplinary cases is a matter of serious concern. The very purpose of the timely finalization of the disciplinary proceedings is to ensure that the delinquent Officials neither get undue benefit due to long pending cases nor subjected to undue harassment if not found guilty at later stage.

2. Besides adherence to rules, regulations, orders, guidelines regarding timely completion of the disciplinary proceedings, the following points may also be kept in mind while processing disciplinary cases so as to ensure early finalization of the disciplinary proceedings.

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(i) Initiation of the proceedings: The Competent Authority should study the allegations very carefully and resort to minor penalty proceedings instead of initiating major penalty proceedings, where the circumstances involve minor infringements or cases of procedural irregularities.

It has to be kept in mind that a minor penalty swiftly but judiciously imposed by a Disciplinary Authority is much more effective than a major penalty imposed after years spent on a protracted enquiry.

(ii) Memorandum of charges: Consequent to decision of the disciplinary authority to initiate major or minor penalty proceedings against delinquent Officials, the chargesheet / memorandum of charges should be issued expeditiously to the charged officer.

In cases where the chargesheet is to be issued by the CGDA, the draft articles of charges along with all the connected documents and full facts of the case should be forwarded to HQrs Office at the earliest.

(iii) Drafting of Charge Sheet: The charge sheet should be drafted with utmost accuracy and precision, based on the facts revealed during the investigation or otherwise and the misconduct involved.

It should be ensured that no relevant material is left out and at the same time no irrelevant material or witnesses are included.

(iv) Written statement of Defence: At times, there is undue delay due to repeated requests of the charged officer for time to give his written statement in reply to the charge sheet.

As per existing instructions, the charged officer is allowed 10 days to submit his written statement. The charged officer may be allowed 3-4 days absence by the Controlling Officer for preparing his written statement in such cases, no extension of time should be allowed beyond the stipulated period of 10 days.

(v) Providing copy of documents relied upon to the charged officer: As far as possible, copies of all the documents relied upon and the statements of witnesses cited on behalf of the Disciplinary Authority should be supplied to the Government servant along with the charge sheet, so that the time taken by the charged officer to submit his written statement of defense is minimized.

(vi) Appointment of IO and PO: The orders regarding appointment of Inquiring Authority and Presenting Officer should be issued immediately after receipt and consideration of written statement of defence by the charged officer to inquire into such of the article of charges as are not admitted or the disciplinary authority considers it necessary to do so.

(vii) Inquiry by retired government officers: A panel of IO from retired government officers may also be kept ready which may be used when no serving government servant is available for appointment as IO.
However, terms and condition for appointing retired officer as Inquiring authority as stipulated by the CVC and the DOPT on the subject from time to time may strictly be adhered to.

(viii) Inquiry by departmental officer: Wherever a Departmental officer is appointed as the IO in Departmental Proceedings, the officer concerned may be relieved from his normal duties for a period up to 20 days in two spells during which he should complete the inquiry and submit the report.

During this period so allowed, he will attend to the inquiry on full time basis. These time spells may depend on the need and the feasibility of conducting full-time hearings on a day to day basis.

(ix) Inquiry Proceedings: At times, procedural infirmities in inquiry proceedings viz. the Charged Officer has not afforded reasonable opportunity for his defence, Inquiring Authority does not generally questioned the CO as per provisions of Rule 14 (18) of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 etc, which resulted in remitting the case back for further inquiry.

Therefore, the procedure laid down in Rule 14 of the CCS (CC&A) Rules, 1965 and GOI instruction below thereon may strictly be adhered to avoid any infirmity in departmental inquiry at any stage.

(x) Adhering timeline in inquiry proceedings by the Inquiring Authority: Attention is invited to clause (a), (b) and (c) of sub-rule 24 of Rule 14 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 inserted vide DOPT Notification vide GSR 548 (E) dated 2nd June, 2017 , which stipulates that:

a) The Inquiring Authority should conclude the inquiry and submit his report within a period of six months from the date of receipt of order of his appointment as Inquiring Authority.

b) Where it is not possible to adhere to the time limit specified in clause (a), the Inquiring Authority may record the reasons and seek extension of time from the disciplinary authority in writing, who may allow an additional time not exceeding six months for completion of the Inquiry, at a time.

c) The extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority authorized by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf.

(xi) Submission of Inquiry Report: On conclusion of the inquiry proceedings the Inquiring authority shall prepare its report as stipulated in sub-rule 23 of Rule 14 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 and forward the same along with records of inquiry to the disciplinary authority.

(xii) Providing copy of Inquiry Report to the charged officer by the Disciplinary Authority: A copy of the inquiry report along with reasons for disagreement of the Disciplinary Authority on it, if any, should be provided to the Charged Officer within 15 days from the date of receipt of Inquiry Report.

(xiii) Representation of the charged officer on findings of the Inquiring authority: The Charged Officer may be allowed 15 days to submit, if he so desires, his written representation or submission to the disciplinary authority irrespective of whether the report is favourable or not to the government servant .

(xiv) Penalty Order: If the disciplinary authority having regard to findings of the Inquiring authority, representation of the charged officer and all relevant aspects of the case is of the opinion to impose any of the penalties specified in Rule 11 of the CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 or decided to drop the charges, the case requires to be brought to logical conclusion by issuing a formal order.

Therefore, a self contained, speaking and reasoned Order to be passed and issued over the signature of prescribed Disciplinary Authority.

3. The infirmities in departmental inquiry may leads to un-avoidable delay in finalization of disciplinary proceedings . Therefore, the procedure laid down under CCS (CC&A) Rules, 1965, Vigilance Manual and other Government instruction, guidelines issued on the subject from time to time may strictly be adhered to.

4. It is requested that the disciplinary cases may effectively be monitored and prescribed time-limits should be strictly adhered to, for expeditious finalization of disciplinary proceedings.

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(Rajeev Ranjan Kumar)
Dy. CGDA (Admin)

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Nature of disciplinary action and quantum of punishment to be commensurate with the gravity of the offence committed

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Nature of disciplinary action and quantum of punishment to be commensurate with the gravity of the offence committed

No.C-14016/09/2019-VP
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi- 110 001
Dated.24.04.2019

To
All Chief Post Masters General

Subject: Nature of disciplinary action and quantum of punishment to be commensurate with the gravity of the offence committed- reg.

Madam / Sir,
It has been observed by the Competent Authority that in some of the Rule 9 cases submitted to this office for Presidential Order the charge sheets under Rule-l4 of CCS (CCA Rules, 1965 are issued to the officials in cases having low gravity of offence committed by the delinquent officials immediate$ before their retirement. These proceedings are deemed to be continued under Rule-9 of CCS (Pension) Rules, t972 after their retirement.

On examining such cases, the misconduct or negligence cannot be established grave enough which warrants imposition of penalty by way of withholding pension / gratuity or both in terms of Rule-9 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

As such the proposal is dropped by the Competent Authority. This results in payment of interest on delayed payment of Gratuity to the official.

Instruction on the subject matter have already been circulated vide letter No 6/19/72Disc.1 dated 29.11.1972 (DG P&T order 2 below Rule’14 of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965).

It is, therefore, reiterated that in future while issuing charge sheet to the delinquent officials, the Disciplinary Authority should determine the with care and deliberation gravity of office and nature of action to be taken in each case on its merits.

Yours faithfully,
Shailendra Dashora)
DDG (VP, SR &Legal)

Civil Posts in Defence Services

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Civil Posts in Defence Services

PART V – Civil Posts in Defence Services

Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules 1965

CCS (CCA) RULES, 1965 | Department of Personnel & Training | DoPT

(1) – Serial Number
(2) – Description of service
(3) – Appointing Authority
Authority competent to impose penalties and penalties which itmay impose
(with reference to item numbers in Rule 11)
(4) – Authority
(5) – Penalties

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 Group ‘B’ Posts :
(A) (I) All Group ‘B’ (Gazetted) Posts Other Than Those Specified In Item (B). Additional Secretary Additional Secretary
Chief Administrative Officer		 All
(I) To (Iv)
(Ii) All Group ‘B’ (NonGazetted) Posts Other Than Those Specified In Item (B). Chief Administrative Officer Chief Administrative Officer All
((B) Posts In Lower
Formations Under – (I) General Staff Branch		 Deputy Chief Of Army Staff Deputy Chief Of Army Staff.
Director Of Military Intelligence, Director Of Military Training, Director Of Artillery, Signals Officer-In-Chief, Director Of Staff Duties, As The Case May Be		 All
(I) To (Iv)
(Ii) Adjutant-General’s Branch Adjutant-General Adjutant-General
Director Of Organisation, Director Of Medical Services, Judge Advocate-General, Director Of Recruiting, Military And Air Attache, As The Case May Be.		 All
(I) To (Iv)
(Iii) Quarter-Master-General’s Branch Quarter-MasterGenera Quarter-Master-General
Director Concerned Holding Rank Not Below Brigadier		 All
(I) To (Iv)
(Iv) Master General Of Ordnance Branch Master General Of Ordnance Master-General Of Ordnance
Director Of Ordinance Services, Director Of Electrical And Mechanical Engineering, As The Case May Be		 All
(V) Engineer-In-Chief Branch Engineer In
Chief Chief Engineers Of Commands		 All
(I) To (Iv)
(Vi) Naval Headquarters Chief Of Personnel Chief Of Personnel.
All Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Western Naval Command, Bombay, Flag Officer Commanding-In Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam, Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Southern Naval Command, Cochin, Flag Officer Commanding, Goa Area, Goa, The Fortress Commander, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Port Blair, Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Bombay, Amiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapartnam, Chief Hydrographer, Naval Hydrographic Office, Dehradun		 All
(I) To (Iv)
(Vii) Air Headquarters Air-Officer-InCharge Personnel, Air Headquarters. Air-Officer-In-Charge Personnel, Air Headquarters. All
(Viii) Directorate General, Armed Forces Medical Services Directorate General, Armed Forces Medical Services Directorate General, Armed Forces Medical Services All
(Ix) Directorate General, National Cadet Corps Directorate General, National Cadet Corps Directorate General, National Cadet Corps  All
(X) Directorate General, Defence Lands And Cantonment. Directorate General, Defence Lands And Cantonment. Directorate General, Defence Lands And Cantonment. All
(Xi) Directorate General, Ordnance Factories. Directorate General, Ordnance Factories. Directorate General, Ordnance Factories. All
(Xii) Directorate General Of Inspection. Directorate General Of Inspection. Directorate General Of Inspection. All
 (Xiii) Technical Development And Production (Air) Organization. Director Of Technical Development And Production (Air) Organization.  Director Of Technical Development And Production (Air) Organization. All
(Xiv) Defence Research And Development Organisation Director General, Defence Research And
Development Organisation		 Director General, Defence Research And Development Organisation
Chief Controller, Research And Development (Admn.)		 All
(I) To (Iv)
(Xv) Posts In Subordinate Units Of Radar & Communications Project Office.  Project Director, Radar & Communications Project Office. Project Director Radar & Communications Project Office.  All
2 Group ‘C’ And Group ‘D’ Posts:-
(A) Posts In- (I) Armed Forces Headquarters Deputy Chief Administrative Officer For Group ‘C’ Posts.
Senior Administrative Officer For Group ‘D’ Posts.		 Deputy Chief Administrative Officer For Group ‘C’ Posts.
Senior Administrative Officer For Group ‘D’ Posts.		  All
All
(Ii) All Grade ‘C’ Posts Other Than (B) (Xi) And Grade ‘D’ Posts In Ordnance Factory Board Hqrs. Including Ordnance Factory Cell Ordnance Equipment Factories Hqrs., Hqrs. Of Addl. DGOF/AV And Any Other Hqrs. Of Addl. DGOF. Deputy DirectorGeneral, Ordnance Factories. Deputy Director-General, Ordnance Factories. All
(B) Posts In Lower Formations Under All
(I) General Staff Branch All
(A)Armoured Corps (Except Civilian Switch Board Operators) Territorial Army And Defence Security Corps Directorates. Deputy Chief Of Army Staff  Deputy Chief Of Army Staff  All
(B)Military Intelligence Directorate Director Of Military Intelligence Director Of Military Intelligence All
(C)Staff Duties Directorate (I.E., Posts In Headquarter Formation And Staff Offices Manned By Civilians Who Are No Borne On The Strength Of Any Army/Service/Corps, Including Conservancy Staff, But Excluding Civilian Switch Board Operators.)  Director Of Staff Duties  Director Of Staff Duties All
(D)Military Training Directorate (Except Civilian Switch Board Operators).  (1) Director Of Military Training (In Lower Formations Commanded By Officers Of The Rank Of Brigadier And Below.)
(2) Commandants (Major-General) Of Defence Services Staff College, National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy, And College Of Combat		  (1) Director Or Military Training (In Lower Formations Commanded By Officers Of The Rank Of Brigadier And Below.)
(2) Commandants (Major-General) Of Defence Services Staff College, National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy, And College Of Combat		  All
All
(E) Artillery Directorate Director Of Artillery Director Of Artillery All
(F)Signals Directorate (Including Civilian Switch Board Operators Of Non-Signal Units Under Armoured Corps, Staff Duties Directorate, And Military Training Directorate Now Included In The General Staff Branch Common Roster Of Civilian Switch Board Operators). Signal Officer-InChief Signal Officer-In-Chief All
(Ii)Adjutant-General’s Branch (Including All Group ‘C’ Posts In Record Offices Of The Army Ordnance Corps, Electrical And Mechanical Engineers And Military Forms Records).  Adjutant-General Adjutant-General All
(Iii) Quarter-Master-General’s Branch  Quarter-MasterGeneral Quarter-Master-General  All
(Iv) Master-General Of Ordnance’s -Branch Director Of Ordinances Services For Army, Ordnance Cops Civilian Personnel
Director Of Electrical And Mechanical Engineering For Electrical And Mechanical Engineering Civilian Personnel.		 Director Of Ordinances Services
Director Of Electrical And Mechanical Engineering		 All
All
(V) Engineer-In-Chief’s Branch Engineer-In-Chief Engineer-In-Chief All
(Vi) Naval Headquarters.  Director Of Civilian Personnel, Naval Headquarters  Director Of Civilian Personnel, Naval Headquarters  All
(Vii) Air Headquarters. Air Officer Commanding-In Chief Of Concerned Command Air Officer Commanding-In Chief Of Concerned Command  All
(Viii) Directorate General, Armed Forces Medical Services. Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services. Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services. All
(Ix) Directorate General Of Inspection  Director General Of Inspection  Director General Of Inspection All
(X) Directorate General, National Cadet Corps. Director General, National Cadet Corps. Director General, National Cadet Corps. All
(Xi) (A) All Grade ‘C’ Posts Of Chargeman, Grade I, Asstt. Store Holder, Asstt. Foreman, Store Holder, Forman, Principal Foreman, And Equivalent Posts. Deputy DirectorGeneral, Ordnance Factories. Deputy Director-General, Ordnance Factories. All
(B) All Grade ‘C’ Posts Other Than (A) Above And Grade ‘D’ Posts In Ordnance Factories, Ordnance Equipment Factories. General Manager General Manager All
(C) All Grade ‘C’ Posts Other Than (A) Above And Grade ‘D’ Posts In Ordnance Factory Staff College. Director, Ordnance Factory Staff College. Director, Ordnance Factory Staff College. All
(Xii) Directorate Of Military Lands And Cantonments Director Of Military Lands And Cantonments Director Of Military Lands And Cantonments All
(Xiii) Directorate Of Public Relations. Director Of Public Relations. Director Of Public Relations. All
(Xiv) Defence Research And Development Organisation Scientific Adviser To The Minister Of Defence And Director General, Defence Research And Development Organisations. Scientific Adviser To The Minister Of Defence And Director General, Defence Research And Development Organisations. All
(Xv) Directorate Of Technical Development And Production (Air) Director Of Technical Development And Production (Air). Director Of Technical Development And Production (Air). All
(Xvi) Posts Under Security Office. Chief Security Officer, Ministry Of Defence. Chief Security Officer, Ministry Of Defence. All
(Xvii) All Groups ‘C’ And ‘D’ Posts In Subordinate Units Of Radar And Communications Project Office. Commanding Officer. Commanding Officer. All

Employment on the basis of Fake Caste Certificate

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Employment on the basis of Fake Caste Certificate

Employment on the basis of false/fake caste certificates

EMPLOYMENT ON THE BASIS OF FAKE CASTE CERTIFICATES

Complaints are received from time to time regarding employment in Government Ministries/Departments on the basis of false/fake caste certificates, which are normally forwarded to the concerned Ministries/Departments for appropriate action.

Department of Personnel and Training’s Office Memorandum of 19.5.1993 provides that wherever it is found that a Government servant, who was not qualified or was ineligible in terms of the recruitment rules etc., for initial recruitment in service, or had furnished false information, or produced a false certificate in order to secure appointment, should not be retained in service.

If she/he is a probationer or a temporary Government servant, she/he should be discharged or her/his services should be terminated. If she/he has become a permanent Government servant, an inquiry as prescribed in Rule 14 of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 be held and if the charges are proved, the Government servant should be removed or dismissed from service.

The Government had undertaken an exercise to collect information about appointments secured on the basis of false/ fake certificates in the year 2018. In February 2018, Ministries/Departments were requested to collect information about appointments made on the basis of fake/ false caste certificates and follow up action taken thereon.

As per the information received, more than 700 cases of fake/false caste certificates have been reported by the Ministries/Departments, including in its attached and subordinate offices.

Out of these, in 68 cases, employees have reportedly been dismissed/terminated from service by the concerned cadre controlling authorities.