The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has decided to give compulsory retirement to 10 middle ranking officials for being allegedly involved in corrupt practices and are also facing trial and investigation for criminal cases registered against them.
These officials who are said to have been identified are working in the rank of group B (Gazetted and Non-Gazetted officials).
“DDA has launched the drive to weed out dead woods from the department and is in the process of premature retirement of its 10 Group-B gazetted and non-gazetted officers/officials from the services of the Authority under the provisions of FR-56(j)/ Rule-48 of CCS (Pension) Rules-1972,” said the DDA on Tuesday.
Among the ten officers who will be given compulsory retirement are Assistant Director (Ministerial), Assistant Accounts Officer, two are Assistant Engineer (Civil) while four are Junior Engineer (Civil), Assistant Section Officer and one is Section Officer posted with the horticulture department.
These officials are allegedly found to be involved in corrupt practices and are facing trial/investigation for criminal cases registered against them. The appointing authority has also accorded prosecution sanction to initiate criminal proceedings against these officers/officials, said a DDA official.