Central govt employees
to file assets details by December 31: Govt
New Delhi: All central
government employees have to file the details of their assets and liabilities
along with that of their spouses and dependent children as mandated under the Lokpal
Act by December 31, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
As per the rules
notified under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act in July this year, every public
servant who has filed declarations, information and annual returns of property
under the provisions of the rules applicable to such public servants shall file
the revised declarations as on August 1 to the competent authority on or before
September 15.
The provision of the
said rules has subsequently been amended by which the time limit for furnishing
of such information or return by public servants has been extended till
December 31, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Jitendra Singh said in a written reply.
The declarations under
the Lokpal Act are in addition to similar ones filed by the employees under
various services rules.
All Group A, B and C
employees are supposed to file a declaration under the new rules. There are
about 26 lakh employees in these three categories, as per latest government
data.
The Personnel Ministry
has also issued new forms for filing these returns which have fields for
mentioning details of cash in hand, bank deposits, investment in bonds,
debentures, shares and units in companies or mutual funds, insurance policies,
provident fund, personal loans and advance given to any person or entity, among
others.
The employees need to
declare motor vehicles, aircraft, yachts or ships, gold and silver jewellery
and bullion possessed by them, their spouses and dependent children.
