In the past eight years, as many as 48 corrupt, non-performing officers and employees had to face the flak of Haryana Government’s zero-tolerance policy against corruption.
Sharing details, Haryana Government’s official spokesperson on Sunday said that the State Government, following the footsteps of the Central Government, has terminated these officers or employees in the age group of 50 to 55 years in the last eight years. Afraid of meeting the same fate as those involved in corrupt practices, some of the employees who were negligent in performing their duties, making fake certificates, etc even took premature retirement, said the spokesperson.
The list of such officers and employees, includes Assistant Professor, Sub-Inspector, Horticulture Development Officer, Industrial Extension Officer, Naib Tehsildar, DRO, Supervisor, Manager, Resident Audit Officer, Junior Auditor, Assistant Registrar, Deputy Engineer, Clerk, Assistant, Havaldar, Peon, Godown Keeper, etc. Officers and employees are included, he said, adding that these employees were working in the offices of Haryana Government’s various departments, boards, and corporations.
In the statement, Haryana Chief Minister said that the government keeps evaluating the performance of officers and employees from time to time. After reviewing the service records, the employees who work honestly are honored, while the action is taken against the non-performing ones.
“We aim to make the governance system transparent. The State Government is moving forward on the basic principle of minimum government and maximum governance. Corruption has no place in such a system. Efforts are being made to completely curb corruption in the state,” said Khattar.
Significantly, as per the government rules, the services of officers or employees, who do not work properly, can be terminated at the age of 50-55 years or after 20 years of service. But the previous governments did not strictly implement these rules, because of which even the officers and employees who were unfit for the job continued to work.