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

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act

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**Executive Summary** The Bank of Baroda Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026, published on January 12, 2026, amend the 1976 regulations. Key changes include revised procedures for disciplinary inquiries, document submission, and set time limits for inquiry completion. The regulations take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. **Key Points / Main Content** * **General Provisions:** * The regulations are called the "Bank of Baroda Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026." * The regulations take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. * **Amendment to Regulation 6 (Disciplinary Inquiries):** * Sub-regulation (3) is replaced: * The Disciplinary Authority must frame definite charges with statements of allegations and lists of supporting documents and witnesses. * The officer employee must submit a written defense within 15 days or an extended period specified by the Disciplinary Authority (not exceeding 45 days total). * If document copies can't be provided, the officer can inspect them within a specified time. * Sub-regulation (12) is replaced: * Authorities holding requested documents (physical or digital) must produce them or issue a non-availability certificate within one month. * If production is against public interest/security, the Inquiring Authority informs the officer employee and withdraws the document request. * Sub-regulation (21) is amended: * The Inquiring Authority must complete the inquiry and submit its report within six months of their appointment. * An extension, not exceeding six months at a time, may be requested from the Disciplinary Authority if the deadline cannot be met. * The extension may be allowed if suitable reasons are recorded in writing by Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority authorized by the Disciplinary Authority. * **Amendment to the Schedule:** * The schedule is replaced with a new schedule which outlines disciplinary, appellate, and reviewing authorities for various officer categories based on their grade and location (branch/office). **Impact Analysis** **Bank of Baroda Officer Employees:** * **Impact:** Modifications to disciplinary procedures, including stricter timelines for inquiry completion and defense submissions. Altered document submission requirements. * **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the amended regulations, particularly concerning disciplinary processes and document handling. **Disciplinary Authorities:** * **Impact:** Updated rules and processes for conducting disciplinary inquiries, including timelines for completion. * **Action Required:** Implement the new procedures and ensure compliance with timelines for inquiry completion. **Inquiring Authorities:** * **Impact:** New deadlines and requirements for concluding inquiries. * **Action Required:** Implement the new procedures and ensure compliance with timelines for inquiry completion. **Authorities having Custody or Possession of documents:** * **Impact:** Shorter timeframe for the provision of documents requested in Disciplinary Inquiries. * **Action Required:** Implement the new procedures and ensure compliance with timelines for provision of documents requested in Disciplinary Inquiries.

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Bank of Baroda Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976: The primary regulations being amended by the notification. Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970: The act that confers the power to make the regulations being amended. Bank of Baroda: The entity to which the policy primarily applies. Reserve Bank of India: The regulatory body which was consulted prior to amending the regulations.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-12012026-269294 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-12012026-269294 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 31] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 12, 2026/प़ौष 22, 1947 No. 31] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026/PAUSHA 22, 1947 बकैं ऑफ़ बड़ौदा अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 9 िनवरी, 2026 एफ. स.ं बीसीसी:डीपी:118:09.— बैंककारी कंपनी (उपक्रमों का अिजन और अतं रण) अजधजनयम, 1970 (1970 का 5) की धारा 19 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, बैंक ऑफ़ बड़ौदा का जनदेिक मंडल, केंद्र सरकार की पवू ज मंिूरी और भारतीय ररिवज बकैं के परामि ज स,े बैंक ऑफ़ बड़ौदा अजधकारी कमजचारी (अनिु ासन और अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 में संिोधन करने के जलए एतद्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ह,ै यथा:— 1. (1) य ेजवजनयम बैंक ऑफ़ बड़ौदा अजधकारी कमजचारी (अनुिासन और अपील) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2026कहलाएगं े। (2) य ेजवजनयम आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन की तारीख स ेप्रभावी माने िाएंगे। 2. बैंक ऑफ़ बड़ौदा अजधकारी कमजचारी (अनिु ासन और अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 ( जिसे इसके पश्चात ् उि जवजनयम कहा िाएगा) के, जवजनयम 6 म,ें — (ए) उप-जवजनयम (3) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उप-धारा प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, अथाजत्:— “(3) िहां िांच प्रस्ट्ताजवतहो, वहां अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी द्वारा अजधकारी कमजचारी के जखलाफ आरोपों के आधार पर जनजश्चत और स्ट्पष्ट आरोप तय दकए िाएंगे और आरोपों के जववरण के साथ आरोपों के कथन, जिन दस्ट्तावेिों को आधार बनाया गया ह ै उनकी सूची के साथ ऐसे दस्ट्तावेिों की एक प्रजत और गवाहों की सूची, यदद कोई हो, जिन पर वे आधाररत ह ैं के बारे में, अजधकारी कमजचारी को जलजखत रूप स े सूजचतदकया िाएगा, अजधकारी कमजचारी द्वारा अनुिासनात्मक 227 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] प्राजधकारी द्वारा जनर्दष्टज समय के भीतर,15 ददनों स े अजधक नहीं या उि प्राजधकारी द्वारा ददए िान े वाले जवस्ट्ताररत समय के भीतर अपन े बचाव का एक जलजखत बयान प्रस्ट्ततु करना होगा: बिते बचाव का जलजखत बयान दाजखल करन े के जलए समय का जवस्ट्तार दकसी भी पररजस्ट्थजत में आरोप-पत्र की प्राजि की तारीख स े पतैं ालीस ददन स ेअजधक नहीं होना चाजहए: बिते दक िहां दस्ट्तावेिों की प्रजतयां प्रस्ट्तुत करना संभव न हो, वहां अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी अजधकारीकमजचारी को इस संबधं म ें जनर्दष्टज समय के भीतर ऐस े दस्ट्तावेिों की िांच करन े की अनुमजत देगा।"; (बी) उप-जवजनयम (12) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, अथाजत्:— “(12) उप-जवजनयम (11) के तहत मांग प्राि होन े पर, प्रत्येक प्राजधकारी जिनके पास भ़ौजतक या जडजिटल रूप स े मांग े गए दस्ट्तावेिों की अजभरक्षा या कब्िा ह,ै उन्ह ें ऐसी मागं प्राि होने के एक माह की अवजध के भीतर उस े िांच प्राजधकारी के समक्ष प्रस्ट्ततु करना होगा या अनुपलब्धता प्रमाण पत्र िारी करना होगा। बिते दक यदद मांगे गए दस्ट्तावेिों की अजभरक्षा या कब्िा रखने वाला प्राजधकारी, उसके द्वारा जलजखत रूप म ें दिज दकए िान े वाले कारणों स े संतुष्ट हो िाता ह ै दक ऐसे सभी या दकसी भी दस्ट्तावेि को प्रस्ट्तुत करना लोकजहत या राष्ट्रजहत के जवरुद्ध ह,ै तो वह तदनुसार िांच प्राजधकारी को सूजचत करेगा और िांच प्राजधकारी ऐसा सूजचत दकए िान े पर, अजधकारी कमजचारी को सूचना संप्रेजषत करेगा और ऐसे दस्ट्तावेिों को प्रस्ट्तुत करने या खोि के जलए उसके द्वारा की गई मांग अनुरोध को वापस ल ेलेगा।“; (सी) उप-जवजनयम (21), में खडं (ii) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत उप-खंड को िोडा िाएगा, अथाजत:् — “(iii). (ए) िांच प्राजधकारी को िांच पूरी करनी होगी और िांच प्राजधकारी के रूप म ें अपनी जनयुजि के आदेि की प्राजि की तारीख स ेछह महीन े की अवजध के भीतर अपनी ररपोटज प्रस्ट्तुत करनी होगी। (बी) िहां खंड (ए) म ें जनर्दष्टज समय सीमा का पालन करना संभव नहीं ह,ै वहां िांच प्राजधकारी कारणों को ररकॉडज कर सकता ह ै और अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी स े जलजखत म ें समय जवस्ट्तार की मांग कर सकता ह,ै िो इस प्रकार की िांच पूरी करने के जलए अजतररि समयद ेसकताह ै िोदक एक बार म ेंछह महीने स े अजधक नहीं होगा। (सी) अनिु ासनात्मक प्राजधकारी या अनुिासनात्मक प्राजधकारी द्वारा प्राजधकृत दकसी अन्य प्राजधकारी द्वारा जलजखत रूप म ें अजभजलजखत दकए िाने वाले दकसी भी उपयुि और पयाजि कारण पर जवस्ट्तार की अनुमजत दी िा सकेगी िो एक बार म ें छह महीन े स े अजधक की अवजध के जलए नहीं होगी “। 3. उि जवजनयम म,ेंअनुसूची के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत अनुसूची प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, अथाजत:्— "अनुसूची [जवजनयम 3(बी), (िी) और (एन) देख]ें क्रम श्रेणी िाखा या अनुिासनात्मक अपीलीय समीक्षा संख्या कायाजलय प्राजधकारी प्राजधकारी प्राजधकारी (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. कजनष्ठ प्रबंधन वेतनमान सभी कायाजलय सहायक महाप्रबंधक उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक श्रेणी-I और मध्य या िाखाए ं प्रबंधन वेतनमान श्रेणी-II के सभी अजधकारी[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 2. मध्य प्रबंधन वेतनमान सभी कायाजलय उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक मुख्य महाप्रबंधक श्रेणी-III के सभी या िाखाए ं अजधकारी 3. वररष्ठ प्रबंधन वेतनमान सभी कायाजलय महाप्रबंधक मुख्य महाप्रबंधक कायपज ालक जनदेिक श्रेणी-IV और V के या िाखाए ं सभी अजधकारी 4. िीषज कायपज ालक सभी कायाजलय मुख्य महाप्रबंधक कायपज ालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक वेतनमान श्रेणी-VI या िाखाए ं एव ं मुख्य कायपज ालक के सभी अजधकारी अजधकारी 5. िीषज कायपज ालक सभी कायाजलय कायपज ालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक जनदेिक मंडल की वेतनमान श्रणे ी- यािाखाएं सजमजत एव ं मुख्य कायजपालक VII के सभी अजधकारी अजधकारी 6. िीषज कायपज ालक सभी कायाजलय प्रबंध जनदेिक जनदेिक मंडल की जनदेिक मंडल” | वेतनमान श्रणे ी- यािाखाएं सजमजत एवं मुख्य कायपज ालक VIIIके सभी अजधकारी अजधकारी िैलेन्द्र ससंह, मख्ु य महाप्रबंधक-मानव संसाधन प्रबंधन [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./607/2025-26] नोट: बैंक ऑफ़ बड़ौदा अजधकारी कमजचारी (अनुिासन और अपील) जवजनयम, 1976,भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4, म ें प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और बाद में जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचनाओं द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थे, अथातज ्:— क्रम संख्या अजधसूचना संख्या अजधसूचना की तारीख भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित होने की तारीख (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. एचओ:ओएसआरवआईआर:27/108/1043 12.07.1989 09.09.1989 2. एचओ:ओएसआरवआईआर/ए-10/13/871 21.04.1998 08.08.1998 3. एचओ:ओएसआरवआईआर:27/108िी/2642 18.10.2000 30.12.2000 4. एचओ:ओएसआरवआईआर:27/108एफ/1307 23.07.2001 29.09.2001 5. एचओ:ओएसआरवआईआर:27/108एच/611 31.05.2002 13.07.2002 6. बीसीसी:मासंप्र:ओ:जव:105/10821-अ 29.11.2013 12.03.2014 7. बीसीसी:एचआरएम:110:2610 07.05.2018 22.05.2018 8. बीसीसी:एचआरएम:115:403 24.07.2023 03.08.20234 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] BANK OF BARODA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th January, 2026 F. No.BCC:HRM:118:09. —In exercise of the 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 Baroda, after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulationsfurther to amend the Bank of Baroda Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, namely:– 1. (1)These regulations may be called the Bank of Baroda Officer Employees’ (Disciplineand Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026. (2) They shall be come into force on the date of their publication in Official Gazette. 2. In the Bank of Baroda 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 inquiry, 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 the 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 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),afterclause(ii), the followingclause 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 recordthe reasons and seek extension of time from the Disciplinary Authority in writing, who may allow an additional time not exceeding six months at a time for completion of such Inquiry.[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 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) and (n)] Serial Category Branch or Disciplinary Appellate Reviewing Office Authority number Authority Authority (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. All officers in Junior All offices or Assistant Deputy General Manager Management Grade Branches General General Scale-I and Middle Manager Manager Management Grade Scale-II 2. All officers in Middle All offices or Deputy General General Chief General Management Grade Branches Manager Manager Manager Scale-III 3. All officers in Senior All offices or General Chief General Executive Director Management Grade Manager Manager Branches Scale-IV and V 4. All officers in Top All offices or Chief General Executive Managing Director Executive Grade Manager Director Branches and Chief Executive Scale-VI Officer 5. All officers in Top All offices or Executive Managing Committee Executive Grade Branches Director Director of the Board Scale-VII andChief Executiv e Officer 6. All officers in Top All offices or Managing Committee The Board”. Executive Grade Director Branches of the Board Scale-VIII andChief Executive Officer SHAILENDRA SINGH, Chief General Manager-HRM. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./607/2025-26] Note: The Bank of Baroda Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4and subsequently amended videthe following notifications, namely: — Serial Notification number Date of Date when published in the Gazette number notification of India (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. HO:OSR&IR:27/108/1043 12.07.1989 09.09.1989 2. HO:OSR&IR:A-10/13/871 21.04.1998 08.08.1998 3. HO:OSR&IR:27/108G/2642 18.10.2000 30.12.2000 4. HO:OSR&IR:27/108F/1307 23.07.2001 29.09.20016 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] 5. HO:OSR&IR:27/108/H/611 31.05.2002 13.07.2002 6. BCC/HRM/IL/105/10821-A 29.11.2013 12.03.2014 7. BCC:HRM:110:2610 07.05.2018 22.05.2018 8. BCC:HRM:115:403 24.07.2023 03.08.2023 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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