New Delhi, September 11 (PTI): Mere retirement will not be a ground for dropping proceedings against corrupt government servants who will now face a 10 per cent cut in pension in case of minor penalty. The present major penalty of compulsory retirement with full benefits will be changed hereafter with a cut of 20 per cent in pension. The new rules will be effective under decisions made in the first report of the Group of Ministers on Corruption headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. In a bid to tackle corruption and to fast track cases of public servants accused of graft, the GoM has decided to eliminate certain tiers in consultation process. These steps are part of a series of measures accepted by the government for immediate implementation following the recommendations made. The government’s decisions come in the wake of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption campaign for a Lokpal Bill that would also cover bureaucratic graft.
