CHAPTER 1 - Border Roads Organisation

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PUNISHMENTS APPLICABLE TO GREF PERSONNEL
Introduction
1. The following penalties for good and sufficient reasons and as here-in-after provided can
be imposed on GREF personnel
Minor Penalties
2. (a) Censure
(b)
Withholding of promotion
(c) Recovery from his pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused by him
to the Government by negligence or breach of orders.
(d) Reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay by one stage for a period not
exceeding three years, without cumulative effect and not adversely affecting his pension
(e)
Withholding of increments of pay.
3. Minor punishments of reprimand and severe reprimand having no affect on the pay and
allowances awarded to GREF Personnel equated to the rank of NCOs and JCOs vide Min of
Def Notification No 1001 dated 20 May 61 (Annexure 6 of BR Regs) will not be published in
Part II Orders. On finalisation of primary trial papers, Officer Commanding unit will record the
charges framed, findings and punishment awarded as a result in the Service book of the
individual as red/black ink entry. Summary disposal documents will then be kept in the
individuals confidential reports file by the unit concerned.
Major Penalties
4. (a) Reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay for a specified period, with
further directions as to whether or not the Govt servant will earn increments of pay
during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the
reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments of pay.
(b) Reduction to lower time-scale of pay, grade post or service which shall ordinarily
be a bar to the promotion of the Government servant to the time-scale of pay grade, post
or service from which he was reduced with or without further directions regarding
conditions of restoration to the grade or post or service from which he was reduced and
his seniority and pay on such restriction to that grade, post or service.
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