State Cabinet decides time-bound scrutiny drive of all govt employees
Dimapur, July 8 (MExN): The State Cabinet has directed all departments to carry out a special scrutiny of all service records and service books of government employees under them, to be completed within three months. Accordingly, all those found to have tempered with their age or date of entry into service should be given the option of going for voluntary retirement or face disciplinary proceedings and criminal prosecution in a Court of Law, which may entail forfeiture of all pension benefits, if found guilty.
The Cabinet Secretariat (Cabinet cell) has informed that a Cabinet meeting was held today where issues connected with the Nagaland Retirement from Public Employment (Second Amendment) Bill, 2009 as introduced in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly on July 7, was deliberated upon. A press communiqué from Cabinet Secretary Lalthara informed that the Cabinet had also decided that the date of coming into effect of the Act may be deferred by around 2 to 3 months. This is to give time to the departments to make preparatory arrangements to issue retirement orders. According to the Cabinet decision, the bill may also be amended to say that it will come into effect from the date to be separately notified by the government.
The Cabinet also decided to allow relaxation of the qualifying years for officiating promotion to the next higher grade up to minimum of one year in each grade, wherever there are vital gaps in the hierarchy of certain departments as a result of the implementation of the Act. For this, all the departments are to submit proposals to the P&AR department for consideration of promotion under this special dispensation to be put up to the Civil Services Board (CSB).
According to the Cabinet secretary, it was also decided that if and when necessity arises, some posts may be down-graded to suitable levels to enable better utilization of cadre posts, with prior approval of the CSB to be obtained through the P&AR department.
