PANJIM: Coming down heavily on the staffers for their lethargic approach towards office duties, the Goa Government has decided to prematurely retire all those non-performing or disobeying employees from the service in the public interest.
Under Secretary of the Department of General Administration (GA) Shaila Bhosle has issued an office memorandum to heads of all the departments in the Secretariat to initiate strict action against such employees by invoking service rules/Fundamental Rule-56 (j), which empowers the appropriate authority to retire any government servant in the public interest.
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Bhosle said that instances have come to the notice and time and again various requests are being made from various departments housed in the Secretariat to replace some staff due to their lethargic approach towards office duties, disobedience, frequent late coming and for their “absolutely no interest to learn” behaviour.
“Upon such requests, the General Administration Department has given enough opportunity to such staff by transferring them to Departments with a lighter workload, however, their performance in the lighter departments is also not found to be satisfactory,” she said.
“Now cognisance of the same has been taken by the Secretary (GA) and being Appointing Authority has decided to initiate strict action against such employees, exhibiting poor or no performance, for dereliction of duties by invoking FR 56(j) which empowers the appropriate authority to retire any government servant in the public interest,” Bhosle added.
The heads of the departments are directed to examine any requests for transfer of staff due to lack of performance, under the purview of FR 56 (j).
Under Rule 56 (j) of FR, ‘The appropriate authority has the absolute right to retire, if it is necessary to do so in the public interest, any Government employee as per provisions of Rule’.
A notice of at least 3 months in writing or three months’ pay and allowances in absence of notice must be ensured. The provision is applicable to Group A, B and C category posts.
