<![CDATA[ Rules changed for retired officers planning to write books to prevent 'loss to the country': Government ]]>
Minister of State for Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Jitendra Singh has told Parliament that prior to amendment, it was up to the official to decide whether the published material falls in the prescribed prohibited categories or not and if the officer felt that the material he is going to publish does not fall in prohibited category then he could publish it without any prior approval from the government. “Later on, in case Government comes to a conclusion that the published material comes or falls under the category of prohibited material, a loss to the country would have already happened. To prevent such situations, the current amendment has been made,” the minister has said, explaining the rationale behind the said decision. Many retired officers have expressed concern over the said rules, terming them unreasonable and said it was an effort to muzzle them. The minister however told Parliament that stakeholders, including the Intelligence or Security Organizations, were consulted before amending the rules. Source - Money Control
]]> en Fri, 07 23, 2021 06:19 am <![CDATA[ Rules changed for retired officers planning to write books to prevent 'loss to the country': Government ]]>
Minister of State for Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Jitendra Singh has told Parliament that prior to amendment, it was up to the official to decide whether the published material falls in the prescribed prohibited categories or not and if the officer felt that the material he is going to publish does not fall in prohibited category then he could publish it without any prior approval from the government. “Later on, in case Government comes to a conclusion that the published material comes or falls under the category of prohibited material, a loss to the country would have already happened. To prevent such situations, the current amendment has been made,” the minister has said, explaining the rationale behind the said decision. Many retired officers have expressed concern over the said rules, terming them unreasonable and said it was an effort to muzzle them. The minister however told Parliament that stakeholders, including the Intelligence or Security Organizations, were consulted before amending the rules. Source - Money Control
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