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Date: 2026-01-12 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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 Indian Bank

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Indian Bank regarding amendments to the Indian Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976. The amendments are made under the powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, and come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, January 12, 2026. These amendments involve revisions to enquiry procedures, document submission, and timelines for disciplinary actions. **Key Points / Main Content** * **General Information:** * These regulations are called the Indian Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026. * The amendments are effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. * **Amendment to Enquiry Procedure:** * The Disciplinary Authority must frame charges clearly based on allegations, including relevant documents and a list of witnesses. * The Officer Employee has a maximum of 15 days (or an extended time granted by the Disciplinary Authority) to submit a written defense, with an overall limit of 45 days from receipt of charges. * If copies of documents cannot be furnished, the Officer Employee must be allowed to inspect the documents within a specified time. * **Amendment to Document Submission:** * Authorities holding requisitioned documents must produce them or issue a non-availability certificate within one month to the Inquiring Authority. * If production of documents is against public interest or security, the Inquiring Authority must be informed, and the request withdrawn after informing the Officer Employee. * **Amendment to Inquiry Timelines:** * The Inquiring Authority must conclude the inquiry and submit its report within six months from the date of appointment. * If adherence to the timeline is not possible, the Inquiring Authority can seek a written extension from the Disciplinary Authority for up to six months at a time. * Extensions will only be granted for good and sufficient reasons recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or an authorized entity. * **Schedule Revision:** * The schedule outlining Disciplinary, Appellate, and Reviewing Authorities for various officer grades has been replaced. * The updated schedule details authorities for Junior, Middle, Senior, and Top Executive Management Grade Scales. **Impact Analysis** **Indian Bank Officer Employees** * **Impact:** The amendments impact the procedures and timelines related to disciplinary actions against them. The changes affect how charges are framed, how documents are submitted, and the duration of the inquiry process. * **Action Required:** Officer Employees should familiarise themselves with the revised regulations to understand their rights and obligations during disciplinary proceedings. **Disciplinary and Inquiring Authorities** * **Impact:** These individuals must adhere to the new timelines for conducting inquiries and ensure that the Officer Employee has access to necessary documents or can inspect them. * **Action Required:** Disciplinary and Inquiring Authorities need to update their procedures to comply with the amended regulations, particularly regarding timeframes for submitting reports and handling document requests. **Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers** * **Impact:** These individuals have been assigned new authority over disciplinary proceedings and appeals, and are stakeholders in ensuring the new procedures are followed. * **Action Required:** Understand the new schedule for their authority within disciplinary proceedings, as laid out within the document.

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Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970: The Act under which the power to amend the Indian Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 is exercised. Indian Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976: The set of regulations being amended by this notification concerning discipline and appeal processes for Indian Bank officers. Indian Bank: The primary subject of the notification, whose officer employee regulations are being amended. Reserve Bank of India: Consulted with the Board of Directors of Indian Bank prior to the amendment.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-टी.एन.-अ.-12012026-269295 xxxGIDHxxx CG-TN-E-12012026-269295 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 32] नई कदल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 12, 2026/पौष 22, 1947 No. 32] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026/PAUSHA 22, 1947 इंजडयन बकैं अजधसचू ना चेन् न,ै 12 िनवरी, 2026 फा. स.ं एचआरएल/524/2025-26—बैंककारी कंपनी (उपक्रमों का अिजन और अतं रण) अजधजनयम, 1970 (1970 का 5) की धारा 19 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, इंजडयन बैंक के जनदेिक मंडल न े भारतीय ररज़वज बैंक के परामि ज स े और केंद्र सरकार की पूवाजनुमजत स,े एतद्द्वारा इंजडयन बैंक अजधकारी कमचज ारी (अनुिासन एव ं अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 म ेंआगे संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ह,ै अर्ाजत्:– 1. (1) इन जवजनयमों को इंजडयन बैंक अजधकारी कमजचारी (अनिु ासन एव ं अपील) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2026 कहा िा सकेगा। (2) यह सरकारी रािपत्र म ेंअपने प्रकािन की जतजर् से प्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. इंजडयन बैंक अजधकारी कमजचारी (अनुिासन एवं अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 (इसके बाद उि जवजनयमों के रूप म ें संदर्भजत) के जवजनयम (6) म,ें - (ए) उप-जवजनयम (3) हते ,ु जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत ककया िाएगा, अर्ाजत्: – 229 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] “(3) िहा ं ककसी प्रकार की िांच प्रस्ट्ताजवत की िाती ह,ै वहा ं अजधकारी कमजचारी के जवरूद्ध लगाए गए आरोपों और आरोप की मद,ें आरोपों के अजभकर्न, संबंजधत दस्ट्तावेिों की सूची सजहत उनकी प्रजतयां और गवाहों की सूची, यकद कोई हो, जिन पर व े जनभजर हों, के आधार पर अनिु ासनात्मक प्राजधकारी आरोपों को पुख्ता और स्ट्पष्ट रूप स ेतैयार करेगा और उन्ह ें संबंजधत अजधकारी कमजचारी को जलजखत रूप म ें कदया िाएगा, संबंजधत अजधकारी कमजचारी को अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी द्वारा जनर्दजष्ट समयसीमा के भीतर अजधकतम 15 कदनों म,ें या, उस प्राजधकारी द्वारा प्रदान की गई अजतररि समयसीमा के भीतर अपन े बचाव म,ें एक जलजखत बयान प्रस्ट्ततु करना होगा। बिते कक ककसी भी जस्ट्र्जत म ें अपने बचाव म ें जलजखत बयान दने े के जलए समयावजध आरोप पत्र की प्राजि की जतजर् स े पतैं ालीस कदनों स ेअजधक नहीं होगी: बितें यह भी कक िहााँ दस्ट्तावेज़ों की प्रजतयााँ उपलब्ध कराना संभव न हो, वहा ाँ अजधकारी कमजचारी को अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी इस जनजमत्त जवजनर्दजष्ट समय के भीतर ऐसे दस्ट्तावेज़ों का जनरीक्षण करने की अनुमजत देगा। बी) उप-जवजनयम (12)हते ,ु जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत ककया िाएगा, अर्ाजत:् – “(12) उप-जवजनयम (11) के अंतगतज मांग-पत्र प्राि होने पर, प्रत्येक प्राजधकारी जिसके पास मांग ककए गए दस्ट्तावेज़ भौजतक या जडजिटल रूप म ें अजभरक्षा या कब्ि े म ें ह,ैं ऐसे मागं -पत्र की प्राजि के एक महीने की अवजध के भीतर िांच प्राजधकारी के समक्ष उन्ह ेंपेि करेगा या अनुपलब्धता प्रमाण-पत्र िारी करेगा: बिते कक यकद मांग ककए गए दस्ट्तावेज़ों को अपनी अजभरक्षा या कब्िे म ें रखन े वाला प्राजधकारी, स्ट्वय ं द्वारा जलजखत रूप म ें दि ज ककए िाने वाल े कारणों स,े यह संतुष्ट हो कक ऐस े सभी या ककन्हीं दस्ट्तावेज़ों को पिे करना लोकजहत या राष्ट्र की सुरक्षा के प्रजतकूल होगा, तो वह िांच प्राजधकारी को तदनुसार सूजचत करेगा और िांच प्राजधकारी, इस प्रकार सूजचत ककए िाने पर, अजधकारी कमजचारी को इसकी सूचना देगा और ऐसे दस्ट्तावेज़ों को पेि करन े या प्रकटीकरण के जलए उनके द्वारा कदए गए मांग-पत्र को वापस ले लगे ा।”; सी) उप-जवजनयम (21) म,ें खंड (ii) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत खडं अंतःस्ट्र्ाजपत ककया िाएगा, अर्ाजत:् - “(iii) (ए) िांचकताज प्राजधकारी के रूप म ें अपनी जनयुजि का आदेि प्राि करने की जतजर् स े छह माह की अवजध के भीतर िांचकता ज प्राजधकारी िांच पूरी करेंगे और अपनी ररपोटज प्रस्ट्ततु करेंगे। (बी) यकद खंड (ए) म ें जवजनर्दजष्ट समय सीमा का पालन ककया िाना संभव नहीं ह ैतो िांचकताज प्राजधकारी को इसका कारण दिज करेगा और अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी स े जलजखत म ें अजतररि समय मागं सकेगा, िो िांच को पूरी करन े के जलए अजतररि समय की अनुमजत द े सकेगा िो एक बार म ें छह माह स े अजधक की नहीं होगी। (सी) अजतररि समय की अनमु जत, िो एक बार म ें छह माह स े अजधक की नहीं होगी, ककसी उजचत और पयाजि कारण पर ही दी िाएगी और अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी अर्वा अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी की ओर स े प्राजधकृत ककसी अन्य प्राजधकारी द्वारा इसका जलजखत रुप म ेंउल्लेख ककया िाएगा। 3. उि जवजनयमों म,ें अनुसूची हते ु, जनम्नजलजखत अनुसूची प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत की िाएगी, अर्ाजत:् -[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 “अनसु चू ी [(जवजनयम 3 (बी), (िी), (एन), (ओ), 17 एव ं18 देख”ें)] क्रम पद का नाम अनिु ासनात्मक अपीलीय पनु रीक्षण सख्ं या प्राजधकारी प्राजधकारी प्राजधकारी (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. कजनष्ठ प्रबंधन ग्रडे सहायक महाप्रबंधक उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक वेतनमान – I और मध्य प्रबंधन ग्रडे वेतनमान - II के अजधकारी 2. मध्य प्रबंधन ग्रडे वेतनमान उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक मुख्य - III के अजधकारी महाप्रबंधक 3. वररष्ठ प्रबंधन ग्रेड वेतनमान महाप्रबंधक मुख्य कायजपालक – IV और वररष्ठ प्रबंधन महाप्रबंधक जनदेिक ग्रेड वते नमान - V के अजधकारी 4. िीषज कायजपालक ग्रडे मुख्य कायजपालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक एव ं वेतनमान – VI के महाप्रबंधक मुख्य कायजपालक अजधकारी अजधकारी 5. िीषज कायजपालक ग्रडे कायजपालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक एव ं मख्ु य जनदेिक मडं ल की वेतनमान – VII के कायजपालक अजधकारी सजमजत अजधकारी 6. िीषज कायजपालक ग्रडे प्रबंध जनदेिक एव ं मख्ु य जनदेिक मंडल की सजमजत जनदेिक मंडल”. वेतनमान – VIII के कायजपालक अजधकारी अजधकारी वी एन माया, मुख्य महाप्रबंधक (सीडीओ एवं सीएलओ) एव ंजवजध [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./604/2025-26] नोट: - इंजडयन बैंक अजधकारी कमजचारी (अनुिासन एव ं अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खडं 4 म ें प्रकाजित ककए गए र् ेऔर तत्पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचनाओं द्वारा संिोजधत ककए गए र्,े अर्ाजत्: - क्रम भाग और धारा अजधसचू ना सख्ं या अजधसचू ना की आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन जतजर् की जतजर् सख्ं या 1. भाग-III-धारा 4 19 13-05-1989 2. भाग-III-धारा 4 29 24-06-1992 18-07-1992 3. भाग-III-धारा 4 50 22-11-1996 14-12-19964 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] INDIAN BANK NOTIFICATION Chennai, the 12th January, 2026 F. No. HRL/524/2025-2026.—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 Indian Bank, after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby make the following regulations further to amend the Indian Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, namely: - 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Indian Bank 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 Indian Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), 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 be 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 Inquiring 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 reasons 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: -[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 “Schedule [see regulations 3(b), (g), (n), 17 and 18] Serial Name of post Disciplinary Appellate authority Reviewing number authority authority (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Officers in Junior Assistant General Deputy General Manager General Manager Management Grade Scale Manager – I and Middle Management Grade Scale - II 2. Officers in Middle Deputy General General Manager Chief General Management Grade Scale Manager Manager - III 3. Officers in Senior General Manager Chief General Manager Executive Director Management Grade Scale – IV and Senior Management Grade Scale - V 4. Officers in Top Chief General Executive Director Managing Executive Grade Scale – Manager Director and Chief VI Executive Officer 5. Officers in Top Executive Director Managing Director and The Committee of Executive Grade Scale – Chief Executive Officer the Board VII 6. Officers in Top Managing Director The Committee of the The Board”. Executive Grade Scale – and Chief Executive Board VIII Officer V. N. MAYA, Chief General Manager (CDO & CLO) & Legal [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./604/2025-26] Note: - The Indian Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 and subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely: - Serial Part and section Notification Date of Date of publication in the number number notification official Gazette 1. Part-III-Section 4 19 13-05-1989 2. Part-III-Section 4 29 24-06-1992 18-07-1992 3. Part-III-Section 4 50 22-11-1996 14-12-1996 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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