A meeting of the Standing Committee constituted for resolving matters under the Madhya Pradesh Civil Service Pension Rules 1976 of the Cabinet was concluded today under the chairmanship of GAD Minister Govind Singh.
Singh directed that the Government amount should be recovered from the pension of retired Government officials and employees who have been proved guilty of corruption, embezzlement and other economic irregularities. He said that the pension of employees-officers who has been freed of charges should not be stopped nor should there be any deduction in it.
At the meeting, Water Resources Minister Hukum Singh Karada directed to stop or to make partial deduction in the pension of the guilty officers and employees as per rules. Finance Minister Tarun Bhanot and Agriculture Minister Sachin Yadav also directed the departmental principal secretaries to take action as per rules.
Committee Convener Additional Chief Secretary General Administration KK Singh gave information about the cases. After reviewing 8 cases submitted by Principal Secretary Home SN Mishra, it was decided to stop partial pension of the concerned in 6 cases and not withholding pension in two cases. Permission for departmental inquiry was given in three cases after retirement of Cooperative Department, presented by Principal Secretary Ajit Kesari. In three cases of Water Resources Department, it was decided to recover the entire Government amount from the pension of the retired government servants.
Besides, departmental inquiry was allowed in one case and it was decided to permanently withhold the entire pension of 20 departmental officers / employees found guilty in one case. Instructions were given to blacklist the concerned contractors for 3 years.