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F. No. 11013/3/2014-Estt(A)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment Division
North Block, New Delhi
Dated July 23,2014
Subject: The
Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – Submission of declaration of assets
and liabilities by the public servants for each year and placing the
same in public domain on the websites of the Ministries/ Departments.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to
say that the Government has notified the Public Servants (Furnishing of
Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the limits
for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 under the Lokpal
and Lokayuktas Act. 2013. on 14.07.2014. The same is available on this
Department’s website at http://persmin.nic.in/Lokpal_
2.
As per the said Act and the Rules framed thereunder, every public
servant shall file declarations. information or return. as the case may
be regarding his assets and liabilities as on the 31st day of March
every year, to the competent authority, on or before the 31st day of
July of that year. It may be noted that as per Section 2(1)(o) of the
Act, “Public Servant” means a person referred to in clauses (a) to (h)
of sub-sectlon (1) of section 14 of the Act but does not include a
public servant in respect of whom the jurisdiction is exercisable by any
court or other authority under the Army Act, 1950. the Air Force kt,
1950, the Navy Act. 1957 and the Coast Guard Act. 1978 or the procedure
is applicable to such public servant under those Acts.
3.
It may also be noted that the definition of public servant covers all
Central Government servants (Groups A, B and C). Therefore, all Central
Govenmient servants are required to file the declaration. This is an
important difference from the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules
1964 and may kindly be noted.
4.
As per these Rules, the public servants who have filed declarations,
information and annual returns of property under the provisions of the
rules applicable to such public servants shall file the revised
declarations. information or as the case may be, annual returns as on
the 1st day of August, 2014, to the competent authority on or before the
15th day of September. 2014. All Ministries/Departments are
accordingly. requested to please bring the provisions of the Public
Servants (furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and
Liabilities and the limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns)
Rules, 2014 to the notice of all concerned for compliance.
5. Formal amendment to the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 will be made in due course.
6. Hindi version will follow
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(J.W Vaidyanathan)
Director (E)
Source: www.persmin.gov.in
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