Government employees need not file asset details under Lokpal for now
New Delhi: The Centre has extended indefinitely the deadline
to file details of assets and liabilities by central government
employees under a mandatory provision of Lokpal Act. A new format and
fresh set of rules are being finalised by the government in this regard.
The last date for filing such details was 31 December.
“There is no requirement for filing of declarations of assets and
liabilities by public servants now. The government is in the process of
finalising a fresh set of rules. The said rules will be notified in due
course to prescribe the form, manner and timelines for filing of
declaration of assets and liabilities by the public servants under the
revised provision of the said (Lokpal) Act. “All public servants will
henceforth be required to file the declarations as may be prescribed by
the fresh set of rules,” an order issued by Department of Personnel and
Training (DoPT) said.
There are about 50.68 lakh central
government employees. As per rules, notified under the Lokpal Act, every
public servant shall file declaration annually pertaining to his assets
and liabilities as on 31 March every year or on or before 31 July of
that year.
For 2014, the last date for filing returns was 15
September. It was first extended till December, then till 30 April 2015
and third extension was up to 15 October. The date was again extended to
15 April 2016 and then 31 July for filing of the returns. The last
date was further extended till 31 December after Parliament had passed a
bill to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.
The
declarations under the Lokpal law are in addition to similar ones filed
by the employees under various services rules. The DoPT had last year
also issued an order bringing NGOs receiving more than Rs one crore in
government grants and donations above Rs10 lakh from abroad under the
ambit of the Lokpal. The order had mandated filing of returns of the
assets and liabilities by such organisations and their
executives—director, manager, secretary or any other officer.
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