58 babus fined for unsatisfactory performance: Govt

As many as 58 bureaucrats faced penalty, including dismissal from services, compulsory retirement and pension cut, for unsatisfactory performance, the government said on Wednesday.

MoS for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh told Lok Sabha that from May 2014 till date, 13 Central Civil Service or All India Service officers have been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from government service and penalty of pension cut have been imposed on 45 others.

The Centre had recently issued instructions to assess performance of bureaucrats to compulsorily retire non-performers. He said the respective cadre-controlling authority of central services have been directed to monitor disciplinary cases against officers periodically.