In its latest report Veerappa Moily Committee has suggested drastic changes in the service rules of government servants which was released on Friday (12^th December). It has recommended that government servants should be sacked after 20 years of service if found unfit to continue.

 

The official panel best known as the Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) is headed by senior Congress leader M. Veerappa Moily. The report also suggested two intensive reviews to make civil servants accountable.

 

In its report 'Refurbishing of Personnel Administration', the commission said the first review should be at 14 years and inform the public servant about his/her strengths and shortcomings. The second review should be at 20 years, and assess the fitness of the official for continuing in service.

 

According to the report the services of public servants should be discontinued, who are found to be unfit after the second review at 20 years. To facilitate such stringent action ARC also suggested that a provision regarding this should be made in the proposed Civil Services Law.

 

The 377-page report said that for new appointments, it should be provided that the period of employment shall be for 20 years and further continuance in government service would depend upon the outcome of the intensive performance reviews. In another major change, the Moily Commission suggested that civil services aspirants in the general category should get only three chances, one less than they are allowed at present, to take the Union Public Service Commission examination.

 

It said that OBC candidates should get five chances, two less than present, while SC/ST candidates who have no ceiling now on the number of times they can appear for the UPSC, should get six chances.

 

The report also favoured reducing the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 30 to 25 years for general candidates, from 33 to 28 years for the OBC, and from 35 to 29 years for SC/ST aspirants. The minimum age remains at 21.