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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-MH-E-20012026-269453
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 49]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026/PAUSHA 30, 1947
BANK OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 20th January, 2026
F.No. HO:HR:IL:25-26:982 (E).—In exercise of 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 India, 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 Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations,
1976, namely:—
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment
Regulations, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, in regulation (6), -
(a) for sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:
"(3) Where it is proposed to hold an enquiry, 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 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 shall 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), after clause (ii), the following clause 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 record the reasons and seek extension of time from the Disciplinary Authority in writing, who
may allow additional time not exceeding six months at a time for completion of such inquiry;
(c) the extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good and
sufficient reason 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), (n), (o), 17 and 18]
+-------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+
| Serial | Name of post | Disciplinary authority | Appellate authority | Reviewing authority|
| number | | | | |
+=============+=======================================+==========================+=======================+====================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+-------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+
| 1. | Officers in Junior Management Grade | Assistant General Manager| Deputy General Manager| General Manager |
| | Scale - I or Middle Management Grade | | | |
| | Scale - II | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+
| 2. | Officers in Middle Management Grade | Deputy General Manager | General Manager | Chief General |
| | Scale - III | | | Manager |
+-------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+
| 3. | Officers in Senior Management Grade | General Manager | Chief General Manager | Executive Director |
| | Scale - IV or Senior Management Grade | | | |
| | Scale - V | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+
| 4. | Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale | Chief General Manager | Executive Director | Managing Director |
| | - VI | | | and Chief Executive|
| | | | | Officer |
+-------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+
| 5. | Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale | Executive Director | Managing Director and | Committee of the |
| | - VII | | Chief Executive Officer| Board |
+-------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+
| 6. | Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale | Managing Director and | Committee of the Board| The Board". |
| | - VIII | Chief Executive Officer | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+
SUDHIRANJAN PADHI, Chief General Manager (HR)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./625/2025-26]
Note: The Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 were published in the
Gazette of India, Part III Section 4 and subsequently amended vide following notifications, namely:-
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| Serial. Number| Part and section | Notification number | Date of notification| Date of publication in the|
| | | | | Official Gazette |
+===============+===================+=====================+=====================+===========================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 1. | Part III, Section 4 | Advt/III/IV(38)1/88 | 19.09.1988 | 22.10.1988 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 2. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:96-97 | 1996 | 23.11.1996 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 3. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:96-97 | 14.12.1996 | 25.01.1997 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 4. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:96-97 | 1996 | 15.11.1997 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 5. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:2000-01 | 04.07.2000 | 19.08.2000 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 6. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:2000-3 | 14.05.2001 | 23.06.2001 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 7. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:2001-02 | 23.07.2001 | 18.08.2001 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 8. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:2001-2002 | 22.02.2002 | 23.03.2002 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 9. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:2004-05 | 05.10.2004 | 23.10.2004 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 10. | Part III, Section 4 | IL:2008-2009 | 15.09.2008 | 08.11.2008 |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
| 11. | Part III, Section 4 | HO:HR:IL:2023- | 27.10.2023 | 03.11.2023 |
| | | 2024:422 | | |
+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
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