Communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has approved the forced retirement of 10 senior officials of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for alleged non-performance, corruption and doubtful integrity. Another 50 officers are under the scanner for similar action, if found guilty. The sacked officials were posted at DoT’s offices at several places.
Of the officials who have been forced to retire, nine are working under the junior administrative grade (JAG) and one was a senior administrative grade (SAG) officer.
This was the first time that officers in DoT had been given forced retirement under Section 56 (J) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.
Under this section, the government has the right to retire its officials prematurely on the ground of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness, in public interest.
Prior to the latest action, some officials of state-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam were forced to retire for alleged non-performance.
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