With an objective of weeding out inefficient and corrupt government officials, the NaMo government has again reiterated that the ministries/departments would be in a constant endeavor to update the list of officers (in 50-55 yrs age bracket) who have completed 30 years of service. In addition, the register of ‘Officers with Doubtful Integrity’ (ODI) too would be reviewed and updated on a quarterly basis that would help in the identification of officers to be prematurely retired from service.

The DoPT letter issued on 28 August reads “In order to bring in better clarity to the existing instructions and enable uniform implementation, an effort has been made to review, consolidate and reiterate the guidelines so far issued on the subject at one place”.  

Last year, the NaMo Govt endorsed lists of dozens of IRS IT and IRS C&CE officials accused of corruption, sexual harassment, among other charges.

Reportedly, the list will be forwarded to the respective Review and Representation Committee on a routine basis. For example, cases pertaining to IAS, IPS, IFS (Forest), IFS (MEA), Railway cadre officers would be considered by the respective Secretary/Chairman of DOPT, MHA, MOEF&CC, MEA, CRB respectively.

The premature retirement would be done under Fundamental Rules 56(j), 56(l) or Rule 48 (1) (b) of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.