Public servants can't be retired without assigning any reason
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Naim-Ul-Karim
The Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) has despatched a proposal to the chief adviser's office recommending annulment of the provision that allows the government to send public servants into retirement without assigning any reason, officials said on Tuesday.
They said the commission in its 9th meeting held last month discussed the proposal and decided to send it to the Chief Adviser's office for consideration.
"We have already sent the recommendation to the Chief Adviser's office for its implementation," chief executive officer of the commission Apurba Kumar Biswas told the FE.
Under the existing provision of the Public Service (Retirement) Act 1974, the RRC officials said, the government can send any of the public servants into retirement, widely known as 'voluntary retirement', on completion of 25 years of service tenure without assigning any reason.
The RRC said it has recommended annulment of the section 9 (2) of the Public Servants (Retirement) Act 1974 to bring transparency in the government actions relating to retirement of public servants.
In the proposal, the RRC said that public servants are supposed to discharge their duties judiciously and independently. But because of the section under the Public Servants (Retirement) Act they cannot do so and often succumb to pressures from high-ups being scared of losing their jobs or sent to retirement.
It also said this practice leads to corruption and misuse of power undermining the interest of state and people.
Under the section 9 (2) of the Public Service (Retirement) Act 1974 "the government may, if it considers necessary in the public interest to do, retire from service a public servant at any time after he has completed twenty-five years of service without assigning any reason."
The Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) has despatched a proposal to the chief adviser's office recommending annulment of the provision that allows the government to send public servants into retirement without assigning any reason, officials said on Tuesday.
They said the commission in its 9th meeting held last month discussed the proposal and decided to send it to the Chief Adviser's office for consideration.
"We have already sent the recommendation to the Chief Adviser's office for its implementation," chief executive officer of the commission Apurba Kumar Biswas told the FE.
Under the existing provision of the Public Service (Retirement) Act 1974, the RRC officials said, the government can send any of the public servants into retirement, widely known as 'voluntary retirement', on completion of 25 years of service tenure without assigning any reason.
The RRC said it has recommended annulment of the section 9 (2) of the Public Servants (Retirement) Act 1974 to bring transparency in the government actions relating to retirement of public servants.
In the proposal, the RRC said that public servants are supposed to discharge their duties judiciously and independently. But because of the section under the Public Servants (Retirement) Act they cannot do so and often succumb to pressures from high-ups being scared of losing their jobs or sent to retirement.
It also said this practice leads to corruption and misuse of power undermining the interest of state and people.
Under the section 9 (2) of the Public Service (Retirement) Act 1974 "the government may, if it considers necessary in the public interest to do, retire from service a public servant at any time after he has completed twenty-five years of service without assigning any reason."