J&k government on Monday ordered the premature retirement of three officials of the Prison Department for their alleged involvement in corruption, underperformance, and criminal activities, an official said.
“These personnel conducted their duties in ways which were unbecoming of public servants and in violation of the established code of conduct,” said the official, adding: “The exercise was conducted as part of regular process of scrutiny of records of officials, who cross benchmarks of age/service period in terms of Article 226(2) of J&K CSRs.”
“Out of these retirees, one was found involved in a serious criminal case and remained in custody for three years besides gaining a bad public reputation,” said the official.
“Another official was found habitual of violating official channels of communication and guilty of sending fake and frivolous complaints, misusing the RTI Act and wasting the time of the High Court (for which he was also fined Rs 10,000). As punishment, three of his annual increments were withheld,” the official said.
“Another official was found involved in smuggling of contraband substances inside sub-jail Reasi” he added. As per the Review Committee, these employees’ performance was found unsatisfactory and their continuation in the government service was found to be against public interest.
Under its zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, several employees have been dismissed from service on account of official misconduct after departmental proceedings in the recent past. Many cases are under scrutiny with the Empowered Committees constituted for consideration of cases under Article 226(2) of J&K CSRs. Further, many employees have also been terminated from service on account of anti-national activities.
