Personnel dept cancels FCI ED suspension, terms food ministry order legally non-existent

The personnel department cancelled a food ministry order suspending an FCI executive director.

This suspension was treated as legally non-existent from the beginning by the DoPT.

The officer was ordered for immediate repatriation to his parent cadre by the DoPT.

The food ministry had initiated proceedings after a committee found alleged irregularities in rice sales.

A review committee was also set up to improve administrative efficiency within the FCI. ...