'The practice expanded the agency in terms of numbers without enhancing its tangible capacity,' the sources said.

Thus various departments of the agency were asked for a status report on officers who had attained the age of superannuation but were still working with it but without putting in anything useful. Since such officers were a burden on the organisation, it was decided they should be asked to immediately leave, the sources added.

The retrenchment process will continue for at least two more years.