In the last five years, the Modi dispensation has dismissed from service over 1,000 Government employees on the grounds of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness in public interest.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that action against Government servants is a continuous process and as per the applicable disciplinary rules, the government has the right to take disciplinary action against erring officials by imposing prescribed penalties, including dismissal and removal from the service.
“A total number of 1,083 officials have been dismissed from Government service under the applicable disciplinary rules in the ministry, including its organisations, during the last five years,” he said, replying to a written question.