Executive Summary:
This notification from Punjab National Bank announces amendments to the 1977 Officer Employees Discipline and Appeal Regulations. These amendments, effective from the date of publication (March 27, 2020), concern the disciplinary, appellate, and reviewing authorities for officers across various management grades. The notification provides a revised schedule outlining these authorities.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment Regulations:
* These regulations are called the "Punjab National Bank Officer Employees Discipline and Appeal Amendment Regulations, 2020."
* The amendments come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette (March 27, 2020).
Revised Schedule:
* The schedule in the 1977 Regulations is replaced with a new schedule defining Disciplinary, Appellate, and Reviewing Authorities based on the officer's management grade.
* Officers in Junior Management Grade Scale I, II, or III:
* Disciplinary Authority: Zonal Manager (for officers at place of cause of action) or General Manager (for officers at Head Office, deputation, or overseas posting).
* Appellate Authority: Executive Director or General Manager HRDD.
* Reviewing Authority: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer or Committee of the Board.
* Officers in Senior Management Grade Scale IV or V:
* Disciplinary Authority: General Manager or Chief General Manager HRDD.
* Appellate Authority: Executive Director.
* Reviewing Authority: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer or Committee of the Board.
* Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale VI:
* Disciplinary Authority: Executive Director.
* Appellate Authority: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
* Reviewing Authority: Committee of the Board.
* Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale VII or VIII:
* Disciplinary Authority: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
* Appellate Authority: Board.
* Reviewing Authority: Not Specified.
* The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer or the Executive Director shall specify the General Manager or Chief General Manager, who shall act as the Disciplinary Authority.
Impact Analysis:
Punjab National Bank Officer Employees:
* Impact: The regulations directly impact PNB officers by clarifying the reporting structure and authority for disciplinary matters, appeals, and reviews based on their management grade.
* Action Required: Familiarize themselves with the new schedule to understand who their Disciplinary, Appellate, and Reviewing Authorities are.
Punjab National Bank HR and Management:
* Impact: HR and Management are responsible for implementing and enforcing the revised disciplinary procedures and ensuring compliance with the new regulations.
* Action Required: Update internal processes, communicate the changes to all officers, and ensure consistent application of the regulations. The Managing Director/Executive Director needs to specify the General Manager/Chief General Manager to act as Disciplinary Authority.
Key Entities Referenced
Punjab National Bank: A major public sector bank in India, and the subject of this notification concerning employee discipline and appeals.
Banking Companies Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings Act, 1970: An Indian law that provides the legal basis for the nationalization of banks, cited as the source of authority for the regulations.
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, consulted by the Punjab National Bank in formulating these regulations.
Central Government: The government of India, which provided sanction for the Punjab National Bank to amend its regulations.
Punjab National Bank Officer Employees Discipline and Appeal Regulations, 1977: The existing regulations being amended by this notification.
New Delhi: The city in India where the notification was issued.
Board of Directors: The governing body of Punjab National Bank, responsible for making the amendments to the regulations.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer: A key executive position within Punjab National Bank with disciplinary and appellate authority.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.-33004/99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
सी.जी.-डी.एxलx.x-GअI.D-H2x7x0x3 2020-218939
CG-DLxx-xEG-I2D7E0x3x2x0 20-218939
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण्ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 133] नई ददल्ली, िक्रु र्ार, माच च27, 2020/चत्रै 7, 1942
No. 133] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020/CHAITRA 7, 1942
पिं ाब निे नल बकैं
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली] 27 माच,च 2020
फा. स.ं HRDD:POL:OSR (ई).—बैंककारी कंपनी (उपक्रमों का अिचन और अतं रण), अजधजनयम, 1970
(1970 का 5) की धारा 12 की उपधारा (2) के साथ पठित धारा 19 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए,
पंिाब निे नल बैंक के जनदेिक मंडल, भारतीय ठरिर्च बैंक के साथ परामि च और केंद्र सरकार की पूर्च मंिूरी के साथ,
पंिाब निे नल बैंक अजधकारी कमचचारी (अनुिासन एर् ं अपील) जर्जनमय, 1977 म ें संिोधन करते हुए जनम्नजलजखत
जर्जनयम बनाता ह,ैं यथा: -
1. (1) इन जर्जनयमों को पंिाब नेिनल बैंक अजधकारी कमचचारी (अनुिासन एर् ं अपील) संिोधन जर्जनयम,
2020 कहा िा सकता ह।ै
(2) य ेजर्जनयम अजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित होने की जतजथ स ेप्रभार्ी होंगे।
2. पंिाब नेिनल बैंक अजधकारी कमचचारी (अनुिासन एर् ं अपील) जर्जनयम, 1977 के अनुसूची के जलए,
जनम्नजलजखत अनुसूची प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, यथा:
1618 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
"अनसु चू ी
[जर्जनयम 3 (बी), 3 (िी), 3 (एन), देख]ें
क्र. स.ं पद का नाम अनिु ासनात्मक अपीलीय प्राजधकारी समीक्षा प्राजधकारी
प्राजधकारी
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. कजनष्ठ प्रबन्धन ग्रडे स्ट्केल–I उस स्ट्थान का अंचल कायचपालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक एर् ं
अथर्ा प्रबन्धक (िीएम / ‘या’ उनकी मुख्य कायचपालक
सीिीएम की श्रेणी म)ें अजधकारी अथर्ा
अनुपजस्ट्थजत म ें प्रबंध
मध्य प्रबन्धन ग्रडे स्ट्केल- II
िहां पर कारचर्ाई का उनकी अनपु जस्ट्थजत
जनदेिक एर् ं मुख्य
अथर्ा मध्य प्रबन्धन ग्रेड
कारण उत्पन्न हुए ह।ै कायचपालक अजधकारी म ें ‘या’ यदद र्ह
स्ट्केल- III के अजधकारी
अपीलीय
2. कजनष्ठ प्रबन्धन ग्रडे स्ट्केल–I महाप्रबंधक/मुख्य
प्राजधकारी के रूप
महाप्रबंधक-
अथर्ा
म ें काय च कर रह े ह,ैं
मध्य प्रबन्धन ग्रडे स्ट्केल- II एचआरडीडी,
तो बोडच की सजमजत
अथर्ा मध्य प्रबन्धन ग्रेड स्ट्केल
-III के अजधकारी (जिनका
प्रधान कायाचलय/ प्रजतजनयुजि
/जर्देिी पोस्स्ट्िंग के दौरान हुई
कृत कारचर्ाई के कारण उत्पन्न
हुआ हो)
3. र्ठरष्ठ प्रबंधन ग्रडे स्ट्केल- IV महाप्रबंधक अथर्ा मख्ु य कायचपालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक एर् ं
अथर्ा र्ठरष्ठ प्रबंधन ग्रेड महाप्रबंधक – या उनकी मुख्य कायचपालक
स्ट्केल- V के अजधकारी अनुपजस्ट्थजत म ें प्रबंध अजधकारी अथर्ा
एचआरडीडी
जनदेिक एर् ं मुख्य उनकी अनपु जस्ट्थजत
कायचपालक अजधकारी म ें ‘या’ यदद र्ह
अपीलीय
प्राजधकारी के रूप
म ें काय च कर रह े ह,ैं
तो बोडच की सजमजत
4. िीर्च कायचपालक ग्रडे म ें स्ट्केल- कायचपालक जनदेिक या प्रबंध जनदिे क एर् ं बोडच
VI के अजधकारी उनकी अनुपजस्ट्थजत म ें मुख्य कायचपालक
प्रबंध जनदेिक एर् ं मुख्य अजधकारी अथर्ा
कायचपालक अजधकारी उनकी अनपु जस्ट्थजत म ें
‘या’ यदद र्ह
अपीलीय प्राजधकारी
के रूप म ें काय च कर रह े
ह,ैं तो बोड च की
सजमजत
5. िीर्च कायचपालक ग्रडे म ें स्ट्केल- प्रबंध जनदेिक एर् ं मुख्य बोडच की सजमजत बोडच
VII अथर्ा िीर्च कायचपालक कायचपालक अजधकारी या
उनकी अनुपजस्ट्थजत म ें
ग्रेड म ेंस्ट्केल-VIII के अजधकारी
कायचपालक जनदेिक[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
नोिं: प्रबंध जनदिे क एर् ं मुख्य कायचपालक अजधकारी / कायचपालक जनदिे क एक जर्जिष्ट या सामान्य आदेि के माध्यम
स े महाप्रबंधक/ मुख्य महाप्रबंधक को अनिु ासनात्मक प्राजधकारी के रूप म ेंकाय च करने के जलए जनर्ददष्ट करेंगे।” ।
रािेि र्मा,च महाप्रबंधक-एचआरडीडी
[जर्ज्ञापन&III@4@असा-@518@19]
नोिं: संिोजधत जर्जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, अनुभाग 4 की जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचनाओं के माध्यम से प्रकाजित दकए गए
थे, यथा:-
क्र.स.ं सख्ं या अजधसचू ना की जतजथ भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन की
जतजथ
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. PNB/DAC/P/2/2002 14.12.2002 04.01.2003
2. PNB/HRMD/DAC/P/2/2016 30.11.2016 03.12.2016
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th March, 2020
F. No. HRDD/POL/OSR/(E).—In exercise of the 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 Punjab National Bank 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 Punjab National Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1977, namely:–
1. (1) These Regulations may be called the Punjab National Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal)
Amendment Regulations, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official
Gazette.
2. In the Punjab National Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1977, for the
Schedule, the following schedule shall be substituted, namely:—
“SCHEDULE
[see regulation 3(b), 3(g), 3(n)]
S. Name of the Post Disciplinary Authority Appellate Reviewing
No. Authority Authority
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Officers in Junior Management Grade Zonal Manager (In the Executive Director Managing Director
Scale-I or Middle Management Grade rank of General Manager or in his absence and Chief
Scale -II or Middle Management Grade or Chief General Manager) Managing Director Executive Officer
Scale - III of place where cause of and Chief Executive or in his absence
action arisen Officer or in case he is
2. Officers in Junior Management Grade General Manager or Chief functioning as
Scale–I or Middle Management Grade General Manager- HRDD Appellate
Scale -II or Middle Management Grade Authority, the
Scale - III Committee of the
(where cause of action arisen at Head Board
Office or place of deputation or
overseas posting)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
3. Officers in Senior Management Grade General Manager or Chief Executive Director Managing Director
Scale - IV or Senior Management General Manager- HRDD or in his absence and Chief
Grade scale - V Managing Director Executive Officer
and Chief Executive or in his absence
Officer or in case he is
functioning as
Appellate
Authority, the
Committee of the
Board
4. Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale Executive Director or in Managing Director Board
- VI his absence Managing and Chief Executive
Director and Chief Officer or in his
Executive Officer absence or in case he
is functioning as
Disciplinary
Authority, the
Committee of the
Board
5. Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale- Managing Director and Committee of the Board
VII or Top Executive Grade Scale -VIII Chief Executive Officer or Board
in his absence Executive
Director
Note: The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer or the Executive Director shall, by way of a specific
or general order, specify the General Manager or Chief General Manager, who shall act as the Disciplinary
Authority.”.
RAJESH VERMA, General Manager –HRDD
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./518/19]
Note: The amendment regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 vide following
notifications, namely:—
Serial Number Date of Notification Date when published in the
No. Gazette of India
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. PNB/DAC/P/2/2002 14.12.2002 4.01.2003
2. PNB/HRMD/DAC/P/2/2016 30.11.2016 3.12.2016
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