New Delhi, Sep 27: The Central Government has given compulsory retirement to IAS officer Rinku Dugga.
Dugga, 54, was currently the Principal Secretary of Indigenous Affairs in Arunachal Pradesh.
Confirming the news, a senior central government official said, ‘In view of Rinku Dugga’s track record, she has been given compulsory retirement. A notification related to this has also been issued.
Rinku Dugga has been given compulsory retirement under Rule 56(J) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) 1972. According to this rule, the government can give compulsory retirement to any government employee in public interest.
According to 56(J), if the track record of any government employee is not good, there are allegations of corruption and irregularities in work, then the work of such employee or officer is reviewed every three months.
After review, notice is given to the concerned employee and then compulsory retirement is given by giving 3 months salary and allowances. Same thing happened in the case of IAS officer Rinku Dugga. According to the Indian Express report, Dugga’s track record was not good. The Central Government gave him compulsory retirement on this basis.
Rinku Dugga is a 1994 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre and has been in the headlines for some time. Last year, Rinku Dugga and her IAS husband Sanjeev Khirwar were accused of arbitrariness at Tyagraj Stadium in Delhi. It was claimed that so that the IAS couple could walk their dog in the stadium, the athletes and coaches etc. were removed from the stadium at 7 pm. Athletes and coaches were also harassed at the behest of Khirwar and Dugga. The couple used to walk the dog on the track built for athletes.
When this news came to light, Sanjeev Khirwar and his wife Rinku Dugga were immediately transferred by the Central Government. Khirwar was sent to Ladakh while Rinku Dugga was sent to Arunachal Pradesh. Khirwar is also an officer of 1994 batch. Then, Khirwar and Dugga had clarified that they used to go there only after the stadium was closed. The dog was not left on the track. The complaint of harassing players and coaches was completely baseless.