PREMATURE RETIREMENT OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 640
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020)
PREMATURE RETIREMENT OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS
640. SHRI GANESH SINGH:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) whether the provisions under Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), 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 have laid down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of Government servants in public interest;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of date-wise periodic review of various Ministries and its attached offices/autonomous organizations;
(c) the names of the departments along with the number of employees who have been given compulsory retirement and premature retirement during the last three years; and
(d) the names of the Departments/CPSUs/Banks/ Financial Institutions/Diplomatic Missions along with the number of employees who have been identified for compulsory retirement during the last three years?
ANSWER: MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) : Yes sir.
(b) to (d): As on 30-01-2020, based on the information /data uploaded by various Ministries /departments/ Cadre controlling Authorities on the probity portal operated by Department of Personnel and Training, provisions of FR 56(J)/similar rules have been invoked against 163 Group A officers, (including All India Services Officers) and 157 Group B officers during the period July, 2014 to December, 2019.