No.134/4/99-AVD.I

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

 

New Delhi, dated the 29th June, 2001.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-Grant of honorarium to part-time Inquiry Officers/Presenting Officers.

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The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M.No.134/5/85-AVD.I dated 11.7.88 and No.134/1/91-AVD.I dated 13.5.1992 on the above subject and to say that the existing rates of honorarium to the serving Government servants who are appointed as part-time Inquiry Officer and Presenting Officer have been reviewed in view of the difficulties experienced in obtaining the services of competent officers.

2. As a result of review, it has been decided that the existing rates of honorarium in respect of serving Government servants who are appointed as part-time Inquiry Officer and Presenting Officer may be revised as under:-
Existing Rates

Revised Rates

Inquiry Officers – a minimum of Rs.250/- and a maximum of Rs.500/- per inquiry.

A minimum of Rs.1000/- and a maximum of Rs.2000/- per inquiry.

Presenting Officers – a minimum of Rs.100/- and a maximum of Rs.300/- per inquiry.

A minimum of Rs.500/- and a maximum of Rs.1000/- per inquiry.

 

3. Attention is also invited to this Department’s O.M.No.134/1/87-AVD.I dated 15.5.1987 wherein the Ministries/Departments have been allowed to engage retired
Government servants of proven integrity as Inquiry Officer in individual disciplinary cases on a fixed honorarium, wherever it is not possible to have full-time Inquiry Officer and there is no suitable officer among the existing staff to conduct a disciplinary inquiry. The matter has been examined and it has now been decided that the retired Government servants who are appointed as Inquiry Officer may be paid a lumpsum remuneration of Rs.5,000/- per inquiry report with an additional Rs.1000/- for every additional charged officer where more than one charged officer is involved.

4. The grant of honorarium in the case of serving Government servants who are appointed as Inquiry Officer and Presenting Officer and lumpsum remuneration to retired Governments appointed as Inquiry Officers as mentioned above will be further subject to the following conditions:-

    1. The competent authority should exercise its utmost care in the matter of grant of honorarium and may do so only in absolutely deserving cases. The honorarium in such cases may normally be regulated under the financial powers delegated to the Ministries/Departments and taking into account the quantum of work involved in individual disciplinary cases.
    2. The number of disciplinary cases may be restricted to 10 cases in a year, with not more than 2 cases at a time for serving Government servants and 20 cases with not more than 4 cases at a time for retired Government servants.
    3. The full amount of honorarium should be paid only when the inquiry is completed within a period of six months . If there is a delay in completion of the inquiry which is not due to non-cooperation of the charged officer or due to stay orders, etc., the honorarium should be reduced by 50%.
    4. Before the honorarium payment is made to Inquiry Officer/Presenting Officer, all case records and inquiry report may be handed over to the Disciplinary Authority by the Inquiry Officer/Presenting Officer.

5. These orders will take effect from the date of issue and will also apply to inquiries in progress.

6. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/-

(C.O. RAJAN)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Tele:3794799

To

All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.

(As per standard list)

Copy to:

  1. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi.
  2. The Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi.
  3. The Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi.
  4. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
  5. The Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
  6. All attached/subordinate offices of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  7. Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, E-II.(B) Branch with reference to their I.D.No.461/2001-E.II(B) dated 6.6.2001 and No.626-E.II(B)/01 dated 28.6.2001.
  8. All Sections in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.
  9. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances – for Civil Services News.
  10. AVD.I Section, DOP&T, New Delhi (200 spare copies).

Sd/-

(C.O. RAJAN)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Tele:3794799