New Delhi, 27th July 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently made a big reshuffle along with expansion in his cabinet. Several ministers were discharged from the cabinet on the basis of their work. Some departments were changed.
After the ministers, now it is the turn of the government babus. The Central Government has started reviewing the performance of its Under Secretary level officers in the Central Secretariat Services and above 50 years of age, taking performance as a benchmark.
Under-performing under-secretaries may be removed through an office memorandum based on a review initiated by the Personnel Ministry last week. The government has ordered a review of the officers of the level of Under Secretary under the Fundamental Rule (FR) 560 1(L) and Rule 48 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.
Let us tell you that after a similar review last time, many officers were prematurely retired. They were found to be “under-performers”.
What are the criteria for assessing officers
As per the prescribed norms, officers taking leave in excess, having doubts on integrity/doubtful assets, transactions/corruption or poor medical health record can be discharged. The rules governing the review clearly stipulate that government employees whose integrity is doubtful or found to be ineffective will be retired.