Provisions of FR 56(j) and relevant rules were invoked/recommended against 83 Group 'A' and 128 Group 'B' officers, including 15 officers of All India Services, till January 2018.
This followed a review of the performance of a total of 21,195 Group 'A' and 47,039 Group 'B' officers, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in the written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on April 5.
The provisions under Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rule, 1972 and Rule, 16(3) (Amended) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) [AIS (DCRB)] Rules, 1958 have laid down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of non-performing Government servants.