<p align="justify">'Perform or perish'. This is one of the mantras of good governance being followed by the Modi government to make its workforce accountable, a senior personnel ministry official has said.<br /><br />The ministry has taken actions like premature retirement and cut in remuneration against 381 civil services officers, including 24 from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, for being non-performers and allegedly being involved in illegal activities, he said.<br /><br />It highlighted these measures in a booklet titled '3 years of sustained HR initiatives: Foundation for a new India' and in a presentation made before Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.<br /><br />"To ensure accountability of bureaucracy, the government has made probity and performance the twin pillars on which good governance rests," the booklet said.<br /><br />Strict action has also been initiated against officers on foreign postings who were continuing on such assignments beyond their approved tenures, it said.<br /><br />"These strict measures have gone a long way towards inculcating a sense of discipline and accountability in the bureaucracy and have sent a message to employees to either perform or perish, while having a positive impact on the performing workforce," the ministry said.<br /><br />It said the records of 11,828 Group A officers, including 2,953 all India services like the IAS, the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFoS), were reviewed.<br /><br />The service records of 19,714 Group B officers were also reviewed to eliminate the deadwood and the corrupt.<br /><br />In the presentation before the prime minister, the ministry said action was taken against 381 bureaucrats.<br /><br />A total of 25 Group A officers, including one IAS and two IPS, and 99 Group B officers were prematurely retired by the government, the ministry said.<br /><br />As many as 21 civil servants, including ten IAS officers, deemed to have resigned, it said.<br />The penalties like dismissal, removal or compulsorily retirement and cut in pension was imposed on 37 Group A officers that included five from the IAS.<br /><br />In addition to this, 199 Group A officers, including eight from the IAS, were penalised on remuneration, it said.<br /><br />The ministry, while highlighting its initiatives, said there was "visible demonstration of the will of the State in punishing wrongdoers". </p>
<p align="justify">'Perform or perish'. This is one of the mantras of good governance being followed by the Modi government to make its workforce accountable, a senior personnel ministry official has said.<br /><br />The ministry has taken actions like premature retirement and cut in remuneration against 381 civil services officers, including 24 from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, for being non-performers and allegedly being involved in illegal activities, he said.<br /><br />It highlighted these measures in a booklet titled '3 years of sustained HR initiatives: Foundation for a new India' and in a presentation made before Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.<br /><br />"To ensure accountability of bureaucracy, the government has made probity and performance the twin pillars on which good governance rests," the booklet said.<br /><br />Strict action has also been initiated against officers on foreign postings who were continuing on such assignments beyond their approved tenures, it said.<br /><br />"These strict measures have gone a long way towards inculcating a sense of discipline and accountability in the bureaucracy and have sent a message to employees to either perform or perish, while having a positive impact on the performing workforce," the ministry said.<br /><br />It said the records of 11,828 Group A officers, including 2,953 all India services like the IAS, the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFoS), were reviewed.<br /><br />The service records of 19,714 Group B officers were also reviewed to eliminate the deadwood and the corrupt.<br /><br />In the presentation before the prime minister, the ministry said action was taken against 381 bureaucrats.<br /><br />A total of 25 Group A officers, including one IAS and two IPS, and 99 Group B officers were prematurely retired by the government, the ministry said.<br /><br />As many as 21 civil servants, including ten IAS officers, deemed to have resigned, it said.<br />The penalties like dismissal, removal or compulsorily retirement and cut in pension was imposed on 37 Group A officers that included five from the IAS.<br /><br />In addition to this, 199 Group A officers, including eight from the IAS, were penalised on remuneration, it said.<br /><br />The ministry, while highlighting its initiatives, said there was "visible demonstration of the will of the State in punishing wrongdoers". </p>