Date: 2026-01-09Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
In exercise of powers conferred by section 19 read with sub section 2 of section 12 of the Banking Companies Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings Act
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Union Bank of India, dated January 9, 2026, regarding amendments to the Union Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976. These amendments, referred to as the Union Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026, will take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to Regulation 6:**
* **Sub-regulation (3) Replacement:** If an inquiry is proposed, the disciplinary authority must frame charges, provide details of allegations, list documents, witnesses, and a copy of relevant documents to the officer in writing. The officer has a specified time (not exceeding 15 days, extendable, but no more than 45 days from the date the charges are received) to submit a written defence. If document copies can't be provided, the officer should be allowed to inspect them within a specified time.
* **Sub-regulation (12) Replacement:** Any authority with custody of documents must produce them or issue a non-availability certificate to the Inquiring Authority within one month of requisition receipt. If production is against public/state interest, the authority informs the Inquiring Authority, who then informs the officer and withdraws the document requisition.
* **Sub-regulation 21 Amendment:**
* The Inquiring Authority must complete the inquiry and submit a report within six months from the date of appointment.
* If the timeline cannot be met, the Inquiring Authority must record reasons and seek a written extension from the Disciplinary Authority.
* The Disciplinary Authority may grant an extension not exceeding six months at a time for valid reasons.
* **Schedule Replacement:**
* A new schedule is introduced, outlining the Disciplinary Authority, Appellate Authority, and Reviewing Authority for different officer grades within the bank. This schedule details these authorities for officers in Junior to Top Executive Grade Scales.
**Impact Analysis**
**Union Bank of India Officer Employees**
* **Impact:** The amendments affect the disciplinary procedures and appeal processes for officer employees. Changes relate to timelines for submitting defenses, document provision, and inquiry completion.
* **Action Required:** Officer employees should familiarize themselves with the revised regulations to understand their rights and responsibilities during disciplinary proceedings.
**Disciplinary Authorities/Inquiring Authorities**
* **Impact:** The amendments impact the procedures and timelines they must adhere to during disciplinary inquiries, particularly regarding document provision and inquiry completion deadlines.
* **Action Required:** They need to align their procedures with the updated timelines and guidelines for conducting disciplinary inquiries.
**Appellate and Reviewing Authorities:**
* **Impact:** Need to review appeals coming through new process in the regulations.
* **Action Required:** None specified.
Key Entities Referenced
Union Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976: The primary regulation being amended.
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970: The act that grants powers to Union Bank of India's board to make the regulations.
Union Bank of India: The organization to which the regulations apply.
Reserve Bank of India: Consulted regarding the amendment.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 26] िई ददल्ली, ि क्रवार, ििवरी 9, 2026/पौष 19, 1947
No. 26] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026/PAUSHA 19, 1947
यजू ियि बकैं ऑफ इंजडया
अजधसचू िा
म ंबई, 9 ििवरी, 2026
स.ं सीओ:ईआरडी:पीडी:110:2026.—बैंककारी कंपिी (उपक्रमों का अिजि और अंतरण) अजधजियम, 1970
(1970 का 5) की धारा 12 की उपधारा (2) के साथ पठित धारा 19 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, यूजियि बैंक
ऑफ इंजडया के जिदेिक-मडं ल िे, भारतीय ठरज़व जबैंक स ेपरामिज के पश्चात और केंद्र सरकार की पूवज मंिरू ी से, यूजियि बैंक
ऑफ इंजडया अजधकारी कमजचारी (अि िासि और अपील) जवजियमि, 1976 में संिोधि करि ेके जलए एतद द्वारा जिम्नजलजखत
जवजियम बिाया ह,ै यथा:—
1. (1) इि जवजियमों को यूजियि बैंक ऑफ इंजडया अजधकारी कमजचारी (अि िासि एवं अपील) संिोधि जवजियमि, 2026
कहा िा सकता ह.ै
(2) य ेजवजियम आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में प्रकािि की जतजथ से लागू होंग.े
2. यूजियि बैंक ऑफ इंजडया अजधकारी कमजचारी (अिि ासि एवं अपील) जवजियमि, 1976 के संदर्भजत जवजियम (6) में,—
202 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(ए) उप-जवजियम (3) के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्नांदकत उप-जवजियम स्ट्थािापन्न होंग,े यथा: —
“(3) िहााँ यह प्रस्ट्ताजवत ह ै दक िांच की िाए, वहााँ अि िासजिक प्राजधकारी, अजधकारी कमजचारी के जवरुद्ध आरोपों
के आधार पर जिजश्चत और स्ट् पष्ट तया जभन्न आरोप जिधाजठरत करेगा तथा आरोप-पत्र के साथ आरोपों का जववरण,
जिि दस्ट्तावेज़ों पर आधाठरत ह ै उिकी सूची और ऐस े दस्ट्तावेज़ों की प्रजतजलजप तथा गवाहों की सूची यदद कोई
हो तो, जिि पर आरोप आधाठरत ह,ैं जलजखत रूप म ें अजधकारी कमजचारी को संप्रेजषत की िाएगी, अजधकारी
कमजचारी से यह अपेजित होगा दक वह अि िासजिक प्राजधकारी द्वारा जिर्दजष्ट समयावजध, िो पद्रं ह ददि से अजधक
िहीं होगी, अथवा उि प्राजधकारी द्वारा प्रदत्त जवस्ट्ताठरत समयावजध के भीतर जलजखत रूप में अपिी प्रजतरिा
हते जववरण प्रस्ट्तत करे।
यह उपबंजधत दकया िाता ह ैदक दकसी भी पठरजस्ट्थजत म ेंजलजखत प्रजतरिा जववरण प्रस्ट्त त करिे के जलए समयसीमा
वृजद्ध आरोप-पत्र प्राप्त होिे की जतजथ से पैंतालीस ददिों से अजधक िहीं होगी:
यह भी उपबंजधत दकया िाता ह ै दक िहााँ दस्ट्तावेज़ों की प्रजतजलजपयााँ उपलब्ध करािा संभव िहीं है, वहााँ
अि िासजिक प्राजधकारी, अजधकारी कमजचारी को ऐसे दस्ट्तावेज़ों का जिरीिण करिे की अि मजत देगा, िो इस संबंध म ेंजिर्दष्टज
समयावजध के भीतर होगी”;
(बी) उप-जवजियम (12), के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्न उप-जवजियम प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत होंग,े यथा: —
“(12) उप-जवजियम (11) के अतं गजत प्राप्त अभ्यावेदि पर, प्रत्यके प्राजधकारी जिसके पास अभ्यावेददत दस्ट्तावेज़ों की
भौजतक या जडजिटल अजभरिा या प्राजधकार ह,ै वह ऐसे दस्ट्तावेज़ों को प्रस्ट्त त करेगा अथवा उिकी अि पलब्धता
का प्रमाणपत्र िांच प्राजधकारी के समि अभ्यावेदि प्राप्त होिे की जतजथ से एक माह के भीतर िारी करेगा।
यह भी उपबंजधत ह ैदक यदद अभ्यावेददत दस्ट्तावेज़ों का अजभरिण या प्राजधकार रखि ेवाला प्राजधकारी इस बात स े
संत ष्ट ह ैदक सभी या दकसी भी दस्ट्तावेज़ का प्रस्ट्त जतकरण सावजिजिक जहत या राज्य की स रिा के जवरुद्ध होगा, और इस संबंध
में कारणों को जलजखत रूप में अजभलेजखत करता ह,ै तो वह िांच प्राजधकारी को इस आिय की सूचिा देगा तथा िांच
प्राजधकारी, इस सूचिा के प्राप्त होिे पर, अजधकारी कमजचारी को यह िािकारी संप्रेजषत करेगा और ऐस े दस्ट्तावेज़ों के
प्रस्ट्त जतकरण या प्रकटीकरण के जलए दकया गया अभ्यावेदि वापस ल ेलगे ा.”;
(सी) उप-जवजियम 21 म,ें खडं (ii) के बाद जिम्नजलजखत खंड िोडा िाएगा, यथा: —
“(iii) (ए) िांच प्राजधकारी अपिी जिय जि के आदिे प्राप्त होि ेकी जतजथ से छह माह की अवजध के भीतर िांच पूण जकरेगा
और अपिी ठरपोटज प्रस्ट्तत करेगा;
(बी) िहााँ खंड (ए) में जिर्दष्टज समयसीमा का पालि करिा संभव िहीं है, वहााँ िांच प्राजधकारी कारणों को
अजभलेजखत करेगा और अि िासजिक प्राजधकारी स ेजलजखत रूप म ेंसमयसीमा में वृजद्ध का अि रोध करेगा, िो
िांच पूणज करि े हते एक बार म ेंछह माह स ेअजधक की अजतठरि अवजध प्रदाि िहीं करेगा;
(सी) समयसीमा में वृजद्ध, िो एक बार म ें छह माह से अजधक िहीं होगी, अिि ासजिक प्राजधकारी या उसके द्वारा
अजधकृत दकसी अन्य प्राजधकारी द्वारा जलजखत रूप में अजभलेजखत उजचत और पयाजप्त कारणों के आधार पर
प्रदाि की िा सकती ह.ै”.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3. उि जवजियमों म,ें अि सूची के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्नांदकत अि सूची प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत होंगी, यथा: —
“अिस चू ी
(जवजियम 3 (िी), 3(बी), 3(एि), 17 और 18 देखें)
क्र. स.ं पद का िाम अिि ासजिक प्राजधकारी अपीलीय प्राजधकारी समीिा प्राजधकारी
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. कजिष्ठ प्रबंधि संवग ज सहायक महाप्रबंधक- उप महाप्रबंधक- महाप्रबंधक
वेतिमाि- I एवं मध्यम कमजचारी संबंध प्रभाग कमजचारी संबंध प्रभाग (मािव संसाधि)
प्रबंधि संवगज वेतिमाि- II (औद्योजगक संबंध प्रभाग) (औद्योजगक संबंध
के अजधकारी प्रभाग)
2. मध्यम प्रबंधि संवग ज उप महाप्रबंधक- कमजचारी महाप्रबंधक (मािव म ख्य महाप्रबंधक
वेतिमाि- III के (मािव संसाधि)
संबंध प्रभाग (औद्योजगक संसाधि)
अजधकारी
संबंध प्रभाग)
3. वठरष्ठ प्रबंधि संवग ज महाप्रबंधक म ख्य कायजपालक जिदेिक
वेतिमाि- IV एव ंV के (मािव संसाधि) महाप्रबंधक
अजधकारी (मािव संसाधि)
4. उच्च कायजपालक संवग ज म ख्य महाप्रबंधक कायजपालक जिदेिक प्रबंध जिदेिक एव ंम ख्य
वेतिमाि- VI के (मािव संसाधि) कायजकारी अजधकारी
अजधकारी
5. उच्च कायजपालक संवग ज कायजपालक जिदेिक प्रबंध जिदेिक एवं मख् य बोडज की सजमजत
वेतिमाि- VII के कायजकारी अजधकारी
अजधकारी
6. उच्च कायजपालक संवग ज प्रबंध जिदेिक एवं म ख्य बोडज की सजमजत बोडज
वेतिमाि- VIII के कायजकारी अजधकारी
अजधकारी
स रेि चन्द्र तले ी, म ख्य महाप्रबंधक
[जवज्ञापि-III/4/असा./596/2025-26]4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
िोट: संिोजधत जवजियम भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, धारा 4 में जिम्नजलजखत अजधसूचिाओं के तहत प्रकाजित दकए गए हैं,
यथा:—
क्र. स.ं भाग एव ंधारा अजधसचू िा ददिाकं रािपत्र म ेंअजधसचू िा के
क्रमाकं प्रकािि की जतजथ
1. भाग III, धारा 4 क्र. 9 20 ददसंबर, 1996 1 माच,ज 1997
2. भाग III, धारा 4 क्र. 49 13 अगस्ट्त, 2000 2 ददसंबर, 2000
3. भाग III, धारा 4 क्र. 53 12 अप्रलै , 2000 30 ददसंबर, 2000
4. भाग III, धारा 4 क्र. 39 31 अगस्ट्त, 2004 25 जसतंबर, 2004
5. भाग III, धारा 4 क्र. 143 27 माच,ज 2020 31 माच,ज 2020
UNION BANK OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 9th January, 2026
No. CO:ERD:PD:110:2026.—In exercise of powers conferred by section 19 read with sub-section (2) of
section 12 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), the Board of
Directors of the Union Bank of India 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 Union Bank of India Officer
Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, namely :—
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Union 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 Union Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, in regulation (6) of the
said regulations, —
(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 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 would 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
an additional time not exceeding six months for completion of inquiry, at a time;[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
(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 authorized by the
Disciplinary Authority on his behalf.”.
3. In the said regulations, for the Schedule, the following schedule shall be substituted, namely:-
“SCHEDULE
(see regulations 3 (g), 3(b), 3(n), 17 and 18)
Serial Name of Post Disciplinary Appellate Reviewing
Number authority authority authority
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Officers in Junior Assistant General Dy. General Manager- General Manager
Management Grade Manager-Employee Employee Relations (Human Resource)
Scale-I and Middle Relations Division Division (Industrial
Management (Industrial Relations Relations Division)
Grade Scale-II Division)
2. Officers in Middle Dy. General Manager - General Manager Chief General
Management Employee Relations (Human Resource) Manager (Human
Grade Scale-III Division (Industrial Resource)
Relations Division)
3. Officers in Senior General Manager Chief General Manager Executive Director
Management Grade (Human Resource) (Human Resource)
Scale IV and V
4. Officers in Top Chief General Manager Executive Director Managing Director
Executive Grade (Human Resource) and Chief Executive
Scale-VI Officer
5. Officers in Top Executive Director Managing Director and The Committee of
Executive Grade Chief Executive Officer the Board
Scale -VII
6. Officers in Top Managing Director and The Committee of the The Board
Executive Grade Chief Executive Officer Board
Scale -VIII
SURESH CHANDRA TELI, Chief General Manager
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./596/2025-26]
Note: The amendment regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 vide following notifications,
namely: —
Sl. No. Part and section Notification Date Date of publication in the
number Gazette of Notification
1. Part III, Section 4 No. 9 20th December, 1996 1st March, 1997
2. Part III, Section 4 No. 49 13th August, 2000 2nd December, 2000
3. Part III, Section 4 No. 53 12th April, 2000 30th December, 2000
4. Part III, Section 4 No. 39 31st August, 2004 25th September, 2004
5. Part III, Section 4 No. 143 27th March, 2020 31st March, 2020
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