Memo.No:3037, Dt:26-11-1964 | Corrupt and Inefficient Officers - Penalty of Dismissal
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Memo.No:3037, Dt:26-11-1964 | Corrupt and Inefficient Officers - Penalty of Dismissal
Government
have examined measures to intensify action against corruption and inefficiency,
with a view to cleaning the administration and ensuring integrity and
efficiency in higher ranks. Corruption, especially, in higher ranks is of a
rather devious nature and, therefore, very often, it may be difficult to get
sufficient evidence for proving a specific offence in a court of law or in a
departmental enquiry even against an officer who has a reputation of being
corrupt. Again, though an officer may be in the latter part of his service when
the demands of his family will be highest, reports of inefficiency will be
undesirable. Therefore, cases of officers of the above categories should not be
viewed leniently. In order to deal with such cases of corruption and
inefficiency, the following instructions are issued: - 1. Confidential
reports on corrupt officers: - The officers,
who become notorious for corruption, generally, start their corrupt practices
in a small way and gradually enlarge…
