RAY OF HOPE...

RAY OF HOPE…

In our Department, when the revenue target is achieved, even the newly posted Commissioner come forward to claim credit for the achievement. Similarly, when some good work is done for the office, they do not take much time to take the credit, but when something goes wrong, they fix the responsibility on the Inspectors & Superintendents. They carry out inspections as a formality but when some other agency books a case then responsibility is fixed on the field officers and utmost care is taken that no direct recruit Grp-A officers are touched. Also, it is seen that if the DR is booked in some case, the case are decided on a fast- track basis so that it does not become an impediment in their career progression as well as in their postings.

There are several vigilance cases in respect of Inspectors & Superintendents, which are pending for years together without any progress and it is seen that the concerned officers have either retired or even expired !!  Even after several directives of DoPT and CVO, the situation in the pendency of cases have not improved. Officers have lost hope in the Department and are expecting some miracle to take place for the improvement in their career progression.

In Thane-I Commissionerate, around 25 Vigilance cases are pending, since the last 10 years, where a large number of officers are charge-sheeted. In several cases, enquiry is completed but the IO is not submitting their report. In some cases, the matter has been referred to the Board for advice and no reply is received, thereby depriving them of their retirement benefits, whereas their supervisory officers who were charge-sheeted along with them were able to get all their privileges like promotions & sensitive postings without any hurdles.

In another instance, in Mumbai-II, the officer has been charge-sheeted in 2012 but till to date no IO/PO has been appointed and he has been deprived of his MACP as well as his promotions. There may be several such instances in other Commissionerate/Zones.

Hope that the recent SC judgement, which has directed that disciplinary proceedings have to be completed within 6 months and in un-avoidable cases the period should not exceed a year. Copy of the SC judgement is annexed.