THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, DELHI

Lt. Governor, Delhi Sh. Anil Baijal directs Chief Secretary, Delhi, VC, DDA, Commissioner of Police and Municipal Commissioners to take requisite action under FR 56(j)/Rule-48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

Adopt a multi-pronged strategy using a myriad of measures – legal, administrative and technological – to remove corruption from government functioning : LG

FR 56(j)/Rule-48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 are important administrative tools to weed out the ‘dead wood’ and ‘dark sheep’ by compulsorily retiring ‘tainted’ officers : LG

Lt. Governor, Delhi Sh. Anil Baijal has written to the Chief Secretary, Delhi, VC, DDA, Commissioner of Police and Municipal Commissioners to take requisite action under FR 56(j)/Rule-48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and send an action taken report within a month.

Hon’ble Lt. Governor noted that probity and integrity are two corner-stones of public service without which no administration can hope to achieve its objective of rendering citizen services in an honest, efficient and effective manner. He also observed that corruption lies at the root of arbitrariness and injustice, thereby weakening the moral and legal authority of any Government. Therefore, it is imperative to adopt a multi-pronged strategy using a myriad of measures – legal, administrative and technological – to remove corruption from government functioning.

In his letter, Hon’ble Lt. Governor observed that to ensure that the government machinery remains efficient, effective and above board, FR 56(j)/Rule-48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 are important administrative tools to weed out the ‘dead wood’ and ‘dark sheep’. He further added that recently, Government of India has taken effective steps to compulsorily retire many ‘tainted’ government officers to cleanse the system from the malaise of corruption. Hon’ble Lt. Governor desired that similar steps need to be taken in accordance with the instructions issued by the Government of India from time to time.