DDA to retire 10 officials facing corruption cases

According to DDA officials, the Group B personnel are allegedly involved in corrupt practices and are facing trial/investigation in criminal cases.

The DDA has started a drive to compulsorily retire 10 Group B officials. According to DDA officials, the Group B personnel are allegedly involved in corrupt practices and are facing trial/investigation in criminal cases. These officials belong to the engineering, accounts and horticulture department.

These officials belong to the engineering, accounts and horticulture department. (Representative image)

In a statement, the DDA said, “Delhi Development Authority has started drive to weed out deadwoods from the department and is in the process of premature retirement of its 10 Group-B gazetted and non-gazetted officers/officials from the services of the Authority under the provisions of FR-56(j)/ Rule-48 of CCS (Pension) Rules-1972.”

The list of 10 officials include, an assistant director (Ministerial), an assistant accounts Officer, two assistant engineer (Civil), four are junior engineer (Civil), an assistant section officer and a section officer with the horticulture department.