Removal of Non-Performing Civil Servants Under FR 56(j)
“Removal of Non-Performing Civil
Servants Under Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), Rule 48 of Central Civil
Services (CCS) (Pension) Rule, 1972”
Policy for Removal of Non-Performing Civil Servants
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.
Up to January, 2018, a total of 21,195
Group ‘A’ and 47,039 Group ‘B’ officers have been reviewed, out of which
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.
This was stated by the 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 written reply
to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Source: PIB News
