Consultation with UPSC under Pension Rules with regard to retired Defence Civilian employees: Agenda Item 47th NC (JCM) Meeting

Staff Side stated that at present the Department of Defence Production is referring disciplinary cases of retired employees of ordnance factories for the advice of UPSC for imposing penalty etc. under Rule 9 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. This process indefinitely delays the completion of disciplinary proceedings against retired defence civilian employees, especially non-gazetted employees mid industrial employees, subjecting them to undue hardship. The procedure may be dispensed with.

Reply of the Official Side:

The provision is related to consultation with UPSC under Rule 9 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, with regard to retired defence civilian employees. Consultation with UPSC is a statutory requirement, wherever a cut in pension is proposed to be imposed on conclusion of disciplinary proceedings. It was explained to the Staff Side that this in fact provides a protection to the retired employees against the unabated use of discretionary power of the concerned authorities for cut in pension, and therefore, it need not be considered. Chairman stated that UPSC plays a very crucial independent role in such matters and this position should be appreciated by Staff Side. Staff Side agreed with his suggestion.

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