Guidelines for monitoring and expeditious disposal of disciplinary proceeding cases - DOPT Guidelines
DEPARTMENT of Personnel & Training has issued fresh guidelines for monitoring and expeditious disposal of disciplinary proceedings of Government servants.
There are a number of instances where the Courts have set aside the order of penalty due to inordinate delay in initiating action. Therefore, it has to be ensured that disciplinary proceedings are initiated without undue delay.
If vigilance angle is involved in a complaint, the case should be referred to CVC for their first stage advice within one month from the date of receipt of investigation report. If vigilance angle is not involved, case should be put up to the disciplinary authority for taking decision to initiate disciplinary action for major or minor penalty against delinquent officer.
For effective monitoring of the disciplinary proceedings cases, the Vigilance set up must be strengthened in every Ministry/Department.
DOPT wants all the Ministries/Departments to follow the guidelines in letter and spirit so that disciplinary proceedings are concluded expeditiously.