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Thursday, 11 July 2019

08:19

Compulsory Retirement of Government Officials

Compulsory Retirement of Government Officials

Posted On: 10 JUL 2019
 3:36PM by PIB Delhi
As per the applicable Disciplinary Rules, 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 the provisions of Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j)(l), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule 16(3) (Amended ) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) [AIS(DCRB)] Rules, 1958.  These rules lay down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of Government servants, which is a continuous process.
For the period July 2014-May 2019, a total of 36,756 Group-A and 82,654 Group-B officers have been reviewed under FR 56(j)/similar provisions, out of which FR 56(j)/ similar provisions have been invoked /recommended against 125 Group-A and 187 Group B officers.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 10.07.2019.

Source:PBINEWS
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Saturday, 10 March 2018

08:08

Be a Voice Against Corruption

Be a Voice Against Corruption

On being asked for illicit favours against any work/facility, or o­n witnessing unfair benefits being granted to a person/organisation by a Railway officer/employee; promptly report the matter o­n Railway Vigilance Helpline Number 155210

Anti Corruption Vigilance helpline

OR

Report matter by filling following form


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Monday, 26 October 2015

11:21

Railways Minister calls for Stringent Fight against Corruption, flags off ‘Vigithon’

Railways Minister calls for Stringent Fight against Corruption, flags off ‘Vigithon’

New Delhi: Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu called for a fight against corruption at the grass-root level while flagging-off a marathon in the city to sensitise people on the issue.

‘Vigithon: A run for corruption free India’ was organised by public sector lender, Union Bank of India. “A unique way in which financial institutions like the Union Bank of India can contribute to fighting corruption, could be through the deployment of people’s savings in development sectors which in turn can lead to increased wealth-earning opportunities and generate employment for the people,” a statement quoting Prabhu said.

“Initiatives like the Vigithon can go a long way in educating the people about several instances of corruption and empowering them with the means to fight the problem,” he added.

According to Prabhu, banks should also hold initiatives to fight against corruption “which should start at the grass-root levels”.

The event by Union Bank is an attempt at bringing in all stakeholders together on a common platform to create sensitisation against corruption. Union Bank of India CMD Arun Tiwari said that “the need for increased vigilance for detecting instances of corruption and fighting against them should start from the self”.

“We also plan to organise additional editions of this event across nine Union Bank of India Field General Manager’s offices and invite officials from law enforcement agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Anti-Corruption Bureau to enlighten the staff on several issues of corruption,” he added.

The run was organised as a precursor to the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’, which is going to be observed from tomorrow till October 31.

Vigilance awareness week is observed every year since 2000 as per the guidelines of the Central Vigilance Commission. The objective of observing it is to reaffirm one’s commitment to fight corruption and as a result enabling good governance in the country.

Several school children, common people, customers and employees of the bank participated in Vigithon.

SCR to Observe Vigilance Awareness Week – 2015
The South Central Railway will observe Vigilance Awareness Week from October 26thto October 30th, 2015, as directed by the Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi. This week is observed to coincide with the week in which the birthday (31st October) of Sardar Vallabhai Patel falls. Sardar Patel is credited with the setting up of administrative structure of Government of India post independence. The objective of the Vigilance Awareness Week is to bring about alertness amongst the public and government employees through participative and pro-active vigilance management, to bring down the menace of corruption to zero.

The theme for the current year’s Vigilance Awareness Week observance is “Preventive Vigilance as a Tool of Good Governance”.

The Vigilance wing of SCR will organize programmes during the week to cover Zonal Headquarters, six Divisions, three major Workshops and field units to create awareness against corruption /malpractices and to bring about system improvement through use of technology.

The Week will commence o­n Monday, i.e. 26th October, 2015 with employees of all units taking a Pledge in the forenoon o­n eradication of corruption in all spheres of public life. The Pledge will be administered by Sri Ravindra Gupta, General Manager/SCR at the Zonal headquarters and by the respective heads at other offices.

A special programme has been organized o­n 26th October, 2015 afternoon in Rail Nilayam premises which shall be attended by the General Manager, Principal Heads of departments, Senior Officers, and Supervisors. Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa, Vice-Chancellor, Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad would be the Chief Guest. Apart from delivering the keynote address, Prof. (Dr.) Mustafa would interact with the audience.

Programmes such as Quiz Contests, Skits, Presentation of case studies and Panel discussions are being organized throughout the week at Headquarters and Divisional offices. A special drive will be undertaken to generate public and staff awareness against corruption by launching campaign through posters and personal counseling by Vigilance Officials at important public and staff contact areas in the field.

With Central Vigilance Commission’s advice to the Indian Railways to additionally contribute towards ensuring a wider outreach for creating awareness o­n corruption and its effects amongst youth and students, programmes at Schools/Colleges in Secunderabad and Vijayawada are also being planned by organizing Guest lectures, Elocution and Panel discussions.
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Thursday, 1 October 2015

15:51

Corruption in Railway Catering: PIL to probe Companies

Corruption in Railway Catering: PIL to probe Companies

New Delhi: A plea was today filed in Delhi High Court seeking direction to conduct immediate nationwide investigation on catering firms running contracts in Indian Railways, alleging they were over-charging passengers and flouting directions of the Ministry.

A doctor in his petition before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath alleged that the catering companies were charging arbitrarily and not complying with the rates prescribed in the circular issued by the Ministry of Railways, to the prejudice of the common passengers who were being over charged.

The court has fixed hearing on the public interest litigation (PIL) on November 18.

Doctor Sanjay Gupta, in his PIL, said exorbitant rates were being charged for food and beverage items on trains by the caterers.

“The money involved could be in thousands of crores, once the matter is investigated. Since the catering companies are not issuing bills to the buyers, there is bound to be tax evasion by the companies, depriving the exchequer of valuable tax.

“The receipts issued by the caterers in different trains are in similar layout and printing, indicating that most caterers are common or have formed a cartel,” the PIL said.

The petitioner said that in 2012, Railways had released an elaborate circular pertaining to catering services and prices. “The circular also stated categorically that under no circumstances, the railway should charge different rates as rates of these items are determined at the Railway Board level,” he said.

The petitioner also urged the court to see whether the caterers were complying with the circular, whether they issued bills of food items sold by them to on-board passengers and were paying all applicable taxes on the entire sales made by them on the trains.

He said that while undertaking railway journeys, he found that caterers were not charging uniform rates prescribed by the railways, which was “totally arbitrary and in flagrant violation of the said circular”.

While seeking action against officials and the catering companies, the plea said that the railways have “not bothered to rectify the procedure resulting in routine loss to the citizen and to the exchequer”.

The plea also sought direction to the Ministry to “initiate awareness programme for the passengers”.
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Wednesday, 20 May 2015

06:54

MEGA Metro Rail scam accused former IAS sent to Judicial Custody

MEGA Metro Rail scam accused former IAS sent to Judicial Custody

Ahmedabad (ADI): Criminal Investigation Department (CID)-Crime, Gujarat Police today didn’t demand further remand of Ahmedabad Metro rail scam accused former IAS officer Sanjay Gupta and Radhesh Bhatt. Gupta who was earlier sent on four days remand told the court that he was pressurized during remand. Gupta also sought protection from court against news coverage of ongoing investigation while the case is sub judice. Gupta’s lawyer told court that accused wants to give statement under CRPC 281 before court. Further hearing in this case is scheduled on 21st May. Court has sent both accused to Judicial custody.

Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA), Gandhinagar




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Saturday, 21 March 2015

00:52

Railway Minister acknowledges corruption in railways

Railway Minister acknowledges corruption in railways

NEW DELHI, Mar 20:  Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today acknowledged existence of corruption at various levels in his ministry and said the government is determined to weed it out through stringent action and putting in place a transparent system.

“There have been instances, allegations, complaints of corruption about corrupt practices at various levels…One of the memebers of the Railway Board is under suspension. I agree that we need to take corrective steps,” Prabhu said replying to questions in Rajya Sabha.
He acknowledeged the existence of corruption and corrupt practices in areas including award of contracts and employment. He also admitted to instances of hoodwinking of people.

Prabhu said his ministry is trying to put in place a system in all award of contacts and introduce “utmost transparency” in other areas including appointments.
“We have implemented utmost transparency. We need to change the whole system…There is corruption at various levels…But we are committed to do everything to weed out corruption,” Prabhu said.

“We need to take very stringent measures. We have sought the services of former CAG Vinod Rai… He is my Advisor. We will take as many steps as possible in as many areas as desirable to prevent corruption,” the minister added.

In order to prevent hoodwinking of people, he said, the Railways have started a web-based interactive redressal mechanism where one can lodge a complaint using mobile. Update of the complaint can also be tracked.

Prabhu said corruption generally prevails if the system is susceptible to it.

The Railways Minister said the number of officers on whom punishments were imposed departmentally as a result of vigilance proceedings were 251 in 2012, 168 in 2013 and 231 in 2014.

Similarly, sanctions were given to CBI for prosecution of 15,16 and 13 officers respectively in those years, he said.

“Railways have well established systems, rules and procedures which guide its various functions. Taking corrective measures, as and when required, is a continuous process,” Prabhu said in the written reply.

“If any irregularity is detected, suitable disciplianry action is taken, depending upon the gravity of the charges and in consultation with the Central Vigilence Commission, in cases of involving Group A officers,” he added.

The Minister also highlighted the recent intiatives taken to prevent corruption including putting details of all tenders on website, stores procurement through e-tendering and reverse auctions, changes in the tatkal reservation process and on-line allotment of rakes among others. (PTI)

Source: Dailyexcelsior.com
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