Clarification regarding formats to be used for filing property returns Assets and Liabilities by CG Employees
G.I., Dept. of Pers. & Trg. O.M.No.407/12/2014-AVD-IV-B, dated 18.3.2015
Subject :
Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants
under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – Clarification
regarding formats to be used for filing returns under the Act.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s DO letter
of even No. dated 29th December, 2014 and the O.M. of even No. dated it
January, 2015 regarding furnishing of information relating to assets and
liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and
Lokayuktas Act, 2013, forwarding therewith copies of the Central
Government’s notifications dated 26th December, 2014 containing —
(a) Amendment to the Lokpal & Lokayuktas (Removal of
Difficulties) Order, 2014, for the purpose of extending the time limit
for carrying out necessary changes in the relevant rules relating to
different services from “three hundred and sixty days” to “eighteen
months” , from the date on which the Act came into force, i.e., 16 th
January, 2014; and
(b) The Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return
of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in
Filing Returns) Amendment Rules, 2014, extending the time limit for
filing of revised returns (pl see proviso under sub- rule 2 of rule 3 of
the principal rules) by all public servants from 31st December 2014 to
30th April, 2015.
2. In this regard, it is clarified that:-
(i) The first return (as on l at August, 2014) under the Lokpal Act should be filed on or before the 30th April, 2015;
(ii) The next annual return under the the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act,
2013 for the year ending 3lst March, 2015 should be filed on or before
31 st July, 2015; and
(iii) The annual return for subsequent years as on 31st March every year should be filed on or before 31 6t July of that year.
3. The following Assets & Liabilities Return forms (both in English and Hindi) are enclosed herewith as indicated below:
A. Declaration to be filed with Return of Assets and Liabilities on
First Appointment or as on the 31st March, 20…….. (Under Sec 44 of the
Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.) [Appendix-I of the notification dated
14.07.2014].
B.
(a) FORM No. I – Details of Public Servant, his/ her spouse and
dependent children[Appendix-II of the notification dated 14.07.2014].
(b) Modified FORM No. II – Statement of movable property on first
appointment or as on the 31st March, 20…[Appendix-II of the notification
dated 14.07.2014 as modified vide notification dated 26.12.2014].
(c) FORM NO. III – Statement of immovable property on first
appointment or as on the 31st March, 20…. (e.g. Lands, House, Shops,
Other Buildings, etc.) [Held by Public Servant, his/her spouse and
dependent children] [Appendix-II of the notification dated 14.07.2014].
(d) Modified FORM No. IV – Statement of Debts and Other Liabilities
on first appointment or as on 31st March, 20…. [Appendix-II of the
notification dated 14.07.2014 as modified vide notification dated
26.12.2014].
4. It is requested to ensure that all officers and staff in your
Ministry/ Department/ organizations file the said declarations/returns
within the prescribed time-limits, in the aforementioned forms.
Source: www.persmin.gov.in
