Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
collected during the preliminary inquiry merits either a major or a minor penalty in Disciplinary proceedings. After conclusion of the Inquiry, the case records are again referred to the CVC for the second stage advice on the basis of charges held to be partly or fully proved or not proved.
Details of number of advices tendered by the Commission in respect of officials of Central Government etc. at the first stage during As per extant practice CVC is consulted at two stages, viz., for the first stage advice as to whether evidence the last three years i.e. 2009, 2010 and 2011 is as under:-
| Nature of advice (1st stage)> | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Criminal Proceedings | 121 | 99 | 105 |
| Major penalty proceedings | 517 | 556 | 544 |
| Minor penalty proceedings | 321 | 309 | 220 |
| Administrative Action | 321 | 378 | 448 |
Further, after completion of proceedings, the Commission tenders advice on the nature of penalties or otherwise on references received from the organizations. Such advices are termed as second stage advice. The nature of advice tendered/penalty advised by the Commission during the year 2009, 2010 and 2011 is as under:
| Nature of advice (2nd stage) | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Major penalty | 856 | 523 | 445 |
| Minor penalty | 239 | 269 | 208 |
| Exoneration | 214 | 259 | 287 |
| Other action | 126 | 129 | 87 |
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri V. Narayanasamy, in written reply to a question, in the Lok Sabha today.PIB
