Revised rates of honorarium paid to Inquiry Officer (IO) and Presenting Officer(PO) for conducting inquiry in NVS

Revised rates of honorarium paid to Inquiry Officer (IO) and Presenting Officer(PO) for conducting inquiry in NVS: NVS OM dated 25.01.2024

NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI
Ministry of Education,
(Department of School Education and Literacy)
Government of India, B-15, Sector 62, NOIDA, U.P. – 201309

No.F.03-11/2015-NVS (Admn)/56

January 25, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

In supersession to all the office memorandums of NVS regarding honorarium to be paid to the Inquiry Officer (10) and Presenting Officer (PO) for conducting inquiry in NVS, the revised rates of honorarium are as follows: –

I. Serving Officer

Particulars / Details		Range of Rate per case
1(a)	1(b)	Inquiry completed within six months	Inquiry completed after six months
Honorarium	Inquiry Offer	Rs.15,000/-	Rs.7,500/-*
Honorarium	Presenting Officer	Rs.12,500	Rs. 7,500/-#
*If the enquiry is not completed within 6 months by IO. #If the enquiry is delayed beyond 6 months because of the reasons attributed to PO.

II. Retired Government servants (Only for IO)

Cat	Number of witnesses	Time taken to complete the inquiry proceedings	Rate (per case in rupees) – retired from pensionable department	Rate (per case in rupees) retired from non-pensionable department
I	Where the number of witnesses cited in the charge sheet is more than 10	Within six months	80% of monthly pension last drawn or Rs,35,000/- whichever is less.	80% of half of the last basic pay drawn at the time of retirement or Rs.35,000/- whichever is less.
II	Where the number of witnesses cited in the charge sheet are between 6-10	Within six months	70% of monthly pension last drawn or Rs.25,000/- whichever is less.	70% of half of the last basic pay drawn at the time of retirement or Rs.25,000/- whichever is less.
III	Where the number of witnesses cited in the charge sheet are less than 6	Within six months	60% of monthly pension last drawn or Rs.20,000/- whichever is less.	60% of half of the last basic pay drawn at the time of retirement or Rs.20,000/- whichever is less.

If the inquiry is not completed within a period of six months, a consolidated amount of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Only) will be paid as honorarium to the retired officer appointed as Inquiry Officer.

Before the honorarium payment is made to the Inquiry Officer / Presenting Officer, all case records and inquiry report may be handed over to the Disciplinary Authority by the Inquiry Officer / Presenting Officer.

This order will take effect from the date of issue of this OM and will also apply to inquiries in progress. The cases already settled / reports already submitted will not be re-opened.

This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

[A Thangavelu]
Deputy Commissioner [Admn]

Copy to: –

1) The Deputy Commissioners all Regional Offices of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti / Navodaya Leadership Institutes

2) All Officers of NVS (Hqrs.)

3) AC (IT), NVS (Hqrs.) – with the request to upload the same on the website of NVS Hars.

4) Guard File.

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