Question : IRREGULARITIES IN MINISTRIES AND PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

(a) whether the Central Vigilance Commission has made any recommendation to the Government to take punitive action against senior Government officers including the officers in the Ministries/Departments and Public Sector Banks in case of irregularities committed by them;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the main points of the recommendations;

(c) whether the Government has proposed to take any punitive action against the said officers as per the said recommendations; and

(d) if so, the details of action taken in this regard as per the said recommendations?

Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

(a)&(b):The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 provides power to the Commission to exercise superintendence over the vigilance administration of various Ministries of Central Government or Corporation established by or under any Central Act, Govt. Companies and Societies and Local authorities owned or controlled by that Government. For this purpose, the Commission issues guidelines to all Ministries/ Departments/Organizations, from time to time.

The Commission tenders advice in individual cases on a reference received from the Ministries/ Departments/Organizations in respect of officers under its normal advisory jurisdiction. The number of cases where the Commission had advised major and minor penalty proceedings during the last three years are as under:

Year	Commission’s advice for initiation of disciplinary action	Major	Minor

2007	560	2432008	492	190
2009	517	321

Year	Prosecution Sanctioned and Punishments awarded	Prosecution	Major	Minor	Administrative	sanctioned	penalty	penalty	action

2007	192	1002	1164	360
2008	138	909	1173	429
2009	225	876	947	381