**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Bank of India, dated January 20, 2026, amending the Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976. The amendment is made under the powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. The notification outlines changes to inquiry procedures and the schedule of disciplinary, appellate, and reviewing authorities.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General:**
* The regulations are called the "Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026."
* The amendment comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment to Regulation 6:**
* **Sub-regulation (3) - Charges and Defense:**
* The Disciplinary Authority must frame definite charges based on allegations and provide a statement of allegations, a list of supporting documents, and a list of witnesses to the Officer Employee.
* The Officer Employee must submit a written defense within 15 days or an extended period granted by the authority, not exceeding 45 days from the date of receiving the charges.
* If copies of documents cannot be furnished, the Disciplinary Authority must allow the Officer Employee to inspect the documents within a specified time.
* **Sub-regulation (12) - Production of Documents:**
* Authorities holding requested documents must produce them or issue a non-availability certificate to the Inquiring Authority within one month of the requisition.
* If producing documents goes against public interest or security, the Authority must inform the Inquiring Authority, who will then inform the Officer Employee and withdraw the requisition.
* **Sub-regulation (21) - Inquiry Report:**
* The Inquiring Authority must conclude the inquiry and submit the report within six months of the appointment order.
* If adhering to the time limit isn't possible, the Inquiring Authority may record the reasons and request a written extension of time from the Disciplinary Authority, who may allow additional time not exceeding six months at a time for completion of such inquiry.
* The Disciplinary Authority or authorized authority may allow extensions for a period not exceeding six months for good and sufficient reasons recorded in writing.
* **Schedule Amendment:**
* Replaces the existing schedule with a new schedule outlining the Disciplinary Authority, Appellate Authority, and Reviewing Authority for various officer grades.
* For example, for Officers in Junior Management Grade Scale I or Middle Management Grade Scale - II, the Disciplinary Authority is Assistant General Manager, Appellate Authority is Deputy General Manager, and Reviewing Authority is General Manager.
**Impact Analysis**
**Bank of India Officer Employees**
* **Impact:** Changes to inquiry procedures, including stricter timelines for submitting defense, document production, and inquiry completion.
* **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the amended regulations, particularly regarding timelines and procedures for disciplinary actions.
**Disciplinary Authorities**
* **Impact:** New deadlines for Inquiry and clearer guidelines for framing charges and handling document requests.
* **Action Required:** Implement the revised procedures for disciplinary inquiries, ensuring compliance with the new timelines.
**Inquiring Authorities**
* **Impact:** New deadlines for finishing the Inquiry Report, as well as an outline of what the Inquiring Authority must do when there are delays.
* **Action Required:** Follow new guidelines for the inquiry process.
**Appellate and Reviewing Authorities**
* **Impact:** Revised structure of the chain of command.
* **Action Required:** Review the revised schedule and understand their respective roles in the disciplinary process.
Key Entities Referenced
Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976: The original regulations that are being amended by this notification regarding discipline and appeals for officer employees of Bank of India.
Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026: The new regulations amending the 1976 regulations, modifying the disciplinary and appeal procedures for Bank of India officer employees.
Bank of India: The bank to which these employee conduct regulations apply.
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970: The Act granting the power to create the Bank of India regulations
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 49] नई कदल्ली, मगं लवार, िनवरी 20, 2026/पौष 30, 1947
No. 49] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026/PAUSHA 30, 1947
बकैं ऑफ़ इंजडया
अजधसचू ना
म ंबई, 20 िनवरी, 2026
फ़ा.स.ं एचओ.:एचआर:आईएल:25-26:982 (ई).—बैंककारी कंपनी (उपक्रमों का अिनज एवं अंतरण) अजधजनयम,
1970 (1970 का 5) की धारा 19 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए भारतीय ररिवज बैंक के परामिज के बाद और
केंद्र सरकार की पूवज मंिूरी से, बैंक ऑफ़ इंजडया का जनदिे क मंडल एतदद्वारा बैंक ऑफ इंजडया अजधकारी कमजचारी
(अनि ासन एवं अपील) जवजनयमन, 1976 में और संिोधन हते , जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयमन बनाता ह,ैं अर्ाजत:—
1. (1) इन जवजनयमनों को बैंक ऑफ़ इंजडया अजधकारी कमजचारी (अन िासन एवं अपील) संिोधन जवजनयमन, 2026 कहा
िाएगा।
(2) य ेसरकारी रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख से लाग ूहोंगे।
2. बैंक ऑफ़ इंजडया अजधकारी कमचज ारी (अन िासन एव ंअपील) जवजनयमन, 1976, के जवजनयम (6) म,ें-
(ए) उप-जवजनयम (3) के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत ककया िाएगा, अर्ाजत:् –
“(3) िहा ं िांच प्रस्ट्ताजवत ह,ै वहां अन िासनात्मक प्राजधकारी अजधकारी कमजचारी के जवरुद्ध आरोपों के आधार
पर जनजित और जवजभन्न आरोप तैयार करेगा तर्ा आरोपों की मदें, आरोपों के जववरण के सार्, ऐस े दस्ट्तावेिों की
प्रजत सजहत जवश्वसनीय दस्ट्तावेिों और गवाहों की सूची, यकद कोई हो, जिन पर वे आधाररत हैं, अजधकारी
कमजचारी को जलजखत रूप में दी िाएगी, जिसे अन िासनात्मक प्राजधकारी द्वारा जनधाजररत समय के भीतर, िो
385 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
पंद्रह कदन से अजधक न हो, या उि प्राजधकारी द्वारा जवस्ट्ताररत समय के भीतर, अपनी प्रजतरक्षा का जलजखत
जववरण देना होगा:
बित े कक ककसी भी जस्ट्र्जत में, प्रजतरक्षा का जलजखत जववरण दाजखल करने हते समय का जवस्ट्तार,
आरोप पत्र जमलने की तारीख स ेपैंतालीस कदन से अजधक नहीं होगा:
इसके अलावा यकद दस्ट्तावेिों की प्रजतयां उपलब्ध कराना संभव नहीं है, तो अन िासनात्मक
प्राजधकारी, अजधकारी कमजचारी को इस संबंध म ें जनर्दष्टज समय के भीतर ऐस े दस्ट्तावेिों का जनरीक्षण करन े की
अन मजत देगा।";
(बी) उप-जवजनयमन (12) हते , जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम को प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत ककया िाएगा, अर्ाजत:् -
"(12) उप-जवजनयमन (11) के तहत मांग प्राप्त होन े पर, मागं दस्ट्तावेिों की भौजतक या जडजिटल अजभरक्षा या
कब्िे म ें रखन े वाला प्रत्येक प्राजधकारी, अनर ोध प्राप्त होन े के एक महीन े के भीतर िांच प्राजधकारी के समक्ष उन्ह ें
प्रस्ट्त त करेगा या अन पलब्धता प्रमाण पत्र िारी करेगा:
बिते कक यकद अपेजक्षत दस्ट्तावेिों की अजभरक्षा या कब्िा रखने वाला प्राजधकारी जलजखत म ें ररकॉडज ककए
िाने वाले कारणों से संत ष्ट ह ै कक ऐसे सभी या ककसी भी दस्ट्तावेि का जनमाजण लोकजहत या राज्य की स रक्षा के
जवरुद्ध होगा, तो वह तदन सार िांच प्राजधकारी को सूजचत करेगा और िांच प्राजधकारी ऐसा सूजचत ककए िान े
पर अजधकारी कमजचारी को सूजचत करेगा और ऐस े दस्ट्तावेिों के जनमाजण या खोि के जलए उसके द्वारा की गई
मांग को वापस ले लगे ा।";
(सी) उप-जवजनयमन (21) म,ें खंड (ii) के बाद, जनम्नजलजखत खंड िाजमल ककए िाएंग,े अर्ातज ्:-
"(iii) (ए) िांच प्राजधकारी िाचं समाप्त करेगा और िांच प्राजधकारी के रूप में अपनी जनय जि के आदेि की प्राजप्त
की तारीख से छह महीन े की अवजध के भीतर अपनी ररपोटज प्रस्ट्त त करेगा;
(बी) िहा ं खंड (ए) म ें जनर्दजष्ट समय-सीमा का पालन करना संभव नहीं ह,ै िांच प्राजधकारी कारणों को ररकॉड ज
कर सकता ह ै और अन िासनात्मक प्राजधकारी से जलजखत में समय जवस्ट्तार की मांग कर सकता है, िो ऐसी िांच
पूरी करने हते एक समय में अजधकतम छह महीन े तक के, अजतररि समय की अन मजत द ेसकता ह;ै
(सी) अन िासनात्मक प्राजधकारी या उसकी ओर स े अनि ासनात्मक प्राजधकारी द्वारा अजधकृत ककसी अन्य
प्राजधकारी द्वारा जलजखत में दि जककए िाने वाल े उजचत और पयाजप्त कारण हते अजधकतम छह महीने की अवजध के
जलए जवस्ट्तार की अन मजत दी िा सकती ह।ै "।
3. उि जवजनयमों म,ें अन सूची के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत अन सूची प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत की िाएगी, अर्ाजत्:-
“अन सूची
[जवजनयम 3(बी), (िी), (एन), (ओ), 17 और 18 देख]े
क्रमांक सं पद के नाम अन िासनात्मक अपीलीय प्राजधकारी समीक्षा प्राजधकारी
प्राजधकारी
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
कजनष्ठ प्रबंधन ग्रडे
स्ट्केल - I या मध्य
1. सहायक महाप्रबंधक उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक
प्रबंधन ग्रडे स्ट्केल - II
के अजधकारी।
मध्य प्रबंधन ग्रेड स्ट्केल
2. उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक म ख्य महाप्रबंधक
- III के अजधकारी
वररष्ठ प्रबंधन ग्रडे
स्ट्केल - IV या वररष्ठ
3. महाप्रबंधक म ख्य महाप्रबंधक कायजपालक जनदेिक
प्रबंधन ग्रेड स्ट्केल - V
के अजधकारी[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
िीषज कायजपालक ग्रडे
प्रबंध जनदेिक एवं म ख्य
4. स्ट्केल - VI के म ख्य महाप्रबंधक कायजपालक जनदेिक
कायजपालक अजधकारी
अजधकारी
िीषज कायजपालक ग्रडे
प्रबंध जनदेिक एवं म ख्य
5. स्ट्केल - VII के कायजपालक जनदेिक बोडज की सजमजत
कायजपालक अजधकारी
अजधकारी
िीषज कायजपालक ग्रडे
प्रबंध जनदेिक एवं म ख्य
6. स्ट्केल - VIII के बोडज की सजमजत बोडज ” ।
कायजपालक अजधकारी
अजधकारी
स धीरंिन पाढ़ी, म ख्य महाप्रबंधक (मानव संसाधन)
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./625/2025-26]
नोट : बैंक ऑफ इंजडया अजधकारी कमजचारी (अन िासन एवं अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 को भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खडं 4
में प्रकाजित ककया गया र्ा और इसके बाद जनम्नजलजखत अजधसचू ना के माध्यम से संिोजधत ककया गया, अर्ाजत-:
सरकारी रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की
क्रमांक सं भाग और खडं अजधसूचना संख्या अजधसूचना जतजर्
जतजर्
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. पाटज III, खंड 4 Advt/III/IV(38)1/88 19.09.1988 22.10.1988
2. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:96-97 1996 23.11.1996
3. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:96-97 14.12.1996 25.01.1997
4. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:96-97 1996 15.11.1997
5. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:2000-01 04.07.2000 19.08.2000
6. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:2000-3 14.05.2001 23.06.2001
7. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:2001-02 23.07.2001 18.08.2001
8. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:2001-2002 22.02.2002 23.03.2002
9. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:2004-05 05.10.2004 23.10.2004
10. पाटज III, खंड 4 IL:2008-2009 15.09.2008 08.11.2008
11. पाटज III, खंड 4 HO:HR:IL:2023- 27.10.2023 03.11.2023
2024:422
BANK OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 20th January, 2026
F.No. HO:HR:IL:25-26:982 (E).—In exercise of powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking Companies
(Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), the Board of Directors of the Bank of India, after
consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes
the following regulations further to amend the Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations,
1976, namely:—
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment
Regulations, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, in regulation (6), -
(a) for sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: –
“(3) Where it is proposed to hold an enquiry, the Disciplinary Authority shall frame definite and
distinct charges on the basis of the allegations against the Officer Employee and the articles of
charge, together with a statement of allegations, list of documents relied on along with a copy of
such documents and list of witnesses, if any, on which they are based, shall be communicated in
writing to the Officer Employee, who shall be required to submit, within such time as may be4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
specified by the Disciplinary Authority not exceeding fifteen days, or within, such extended time as
may be granted by the said Authority, a written statement of his defence:
Provided that under no circumstances, the extension of time for filing written statement of
defence shall exceed forty-five days from the date of receipt of articles of charge:
Provided further that wherever it is not possible to furnish the copies of documents, the
disciplinary authority shall allow the Officer Employee to inspect such documents within a time
specified in this behalf.”;
(b) for sub-regulation (12), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: –
“(12) On receipt of the requisition under sub-regulation (11), every authority having the custody or
possession of the requisitioned documents physically or digitally shall produce the same or issue a
non-availability certificate before the Inquiring Authority within a period of one month of the receipt
of such requisition:
Provided that if the authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned
documents is satisfied for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of all or any of
such documents shall be against the public interest or security of the State, it shall inform the
Inquiring Authority accordingly and the Inquiring Authority shall on being so informed,
communicate the information to the Officer Employee and withdraw the requisition made by it for
the production or discovery of such documents.”;
(c) in sub-regulation (21), after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
“(iii) (a) the Inquiring Authority shall conclude the inquiry and submit its report within a period of
six months from the date of receipt of order of his appointment as Inquiry Authority;
(b) where it is not possible to adhere to the time-limit specified in clause (a), the Inquiring Authority
may record the reasons and seek extension of time from the Disciplinary Authority in writing, who
may allow additional time not exceeding six months at a time for completion of such inquiry;
(c) the extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good and
sufficient reason to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority
authorised by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf.”.
3. In the said regulations, for the Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:-
“SCHEDULE
[see regulation 3(b), (g), (n), (o), 17 and 18]
Serial Name of post Disciplinary authority Appellate authority Reviewing authority
number
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Officers in Junior
Management Grade
Assistant General Deputy General
1. Scale - I or Middle General Manager
Manager Manager
Management Grade
Scale - II
Officers in Middle
Deputy General Chief General
2. Management Grade General Manager
Manager Manager
Scale - III
Officers in Senior
Management Grade
3. Scale - IV or Senior General Manager Chief General Manager Executive Director
Management Grade
Scale - V
Officers in Top Managing Director
Chief General
4. Executive Grade Scale Executive Director and Chief Executive
Manager
- VI Officer
Officers in Top
Managing Director and Committee of the
5. Executive Grade Scale Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer Board
- VII[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Officers in Top Managing Director
6. Executive Grade Scale and Chief Executive Committee of the Board The Board”.
- VIII Officer
SUDHIRANJAN PADHI, Chief General Manager (HR)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./625/2025-26]
Note: The Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 were published in the
Gazette of India, Part III Section 4 and subsequently amended vide following notifications, namely:-
Date of publication in the
Serial. Number. Part and section Notification number Date of notification
Official Gazette
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Part III, Section 4 Advt/III/IV(38)1/88 19.09.1988 22.10.1988
2. Part III, Section 4 IL:96-97 1996 23.11.1996
3. Part III, Section 4 IL:96-97 14.12.1996 25.01.1997
4. Part III, Section 4 IL:96-97 1996 15.11.1997
5. Part III, Section 4 IL:2000-01 04.07.2000 19.08.2000
6. Part III, Section 4 IL:2000-3 14.05.2001 23.06.2001
7. Part III, Section 4 IL:2001-02 23.07.2001 18.08.2001
8. Part III, Section 4 IL:2001-2002 22.02.2002 23.03.2002
9. Part III, Section 4 IL:2004-05 05.10.2004 23.10.2004
10. Part III, Section 4 IL:2008-2009 15.09.2008 08.11.2008
11. Part III, Section 4 HO:HR:IL:2023-2024:422 27.10.2023 03.11.2023
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