[New Delhi] Babus Overstaying on ForeignAssignments[Without Permission]Stand To Lose Job.At Present There Are 10 Such Officers In The Hit List
The government’s move came after it was noticed that some officials were not reporting back to India after completion of their foreign postings. Some of them were also proceeding on unauthorised leave soon after completing their tenure abroad
IAS + IPS officers overstaying on foreign assignments or remain on unauthorised leave without permission stand to lose their jobs under new rules unveiled by the government today that reduces the grace period.
.There are 10 IAS officers who are at present on unauthorised leave and necessary action is being taken against them,
In case states fail to act against delinquent officers, the Centre will on its own initiate proceedings of “deemed resignation” against them, according to the rules.
As per rules ,If an officer of all India service — Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS), remains unauthorisedly absent after the sanctioned period of leave, study leave or tenure of foreign assignment, there shall be a one month waiting period,
After that, the state government concerned under whose cadre the officer hails from, shall issue a show cause notice, thereby giving him an opportunity to explain his case.
Thereafter, if the officer does not return to duty, the state government concerned shall initiate proceedings of deemed resignation and forward a proposal to the Centre for effecting it within next two months, it said, adding that the process of deemed resignation should be completed within three months time.
In case the state government fails to comply with these instructions, the central government shall initiate proceedings of deemed resignation on its own, the rules finalised by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.