NT Reporter
Panaji
A total of 506 government employees have been flagged on the ‘doubtful integrity’ list over the last five years, with more than 42% hailing from the police and prison departments.
The data, compiled by the Directorate of Vigilance and recently submitted to the government, includes personnel from various state departments, semi-government bodies and autonomous agencies whose conduct has come under official suspicion.
The prisons department topped the list with 115 personnel flagged between 2021 and 2025. This group includes six assistant superintendents, six jailors, 54 jail guards and 26 wardens, alongside deputy superintendents and assistant jailors.
The Police Department followed closely with 102 personnel. A granular breakdown for 2023 and 2024 reveals a consistent trend of misconduct across ranks, involving two police inspectors, eight sub-inspectors, two lady assistant police sub-inspectors, 23 head constables
and 67 constables.
The Directorate of Panchayats also featured prominently with 55 personnel, 48 of whom are village panchayat secretaries.
According to officials, the list includes public servants convicted of moral turpitude who remain in service, those awarded major penalties for gross dereliction of duty and those currently facing trial or departmental proceedings.
Inclusion on this list triggers severe administrative consequences. A senior officer said that the government uses these records to withhold integrity certificates, bar employees from “sensitive” postings, and deny promotions or foreign assignments.
Furthermore, the administration may enforce compulsory retirement for those over 50 or refuse permission for commercial re-employment post-retirement to safeguard public interest.
