Plan afoot to shed deadwood in government departments after performance assessment

This directive applies to public sector undertakings, banks, autonomous institutions, and statutory bodies under the purview of various ministries.“Despite repeated reminders to adhere to the guidelines, several ministries and departments have reportedly delayed or overlooked the reviews, thereby impeding the identification of employees eligible for premature retirement,” the official said.DoPT has directed the ministries to identify employees due for review submit their cases for consideration by the review committee. “The objective of this order is to bolster administrative efficiency and effectiveness at all levels of governance,” another official said.DoPT has mentioned in its order that instructions were more often than not issued for undertaking “periodic review of the government servants’ performance” to ascertaining whether they “should be retained in service or retired from service prematurely, in public interest.”



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