Government
of India Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions Department of
Personnel & Training have issued Office Memorandum F.No.
11013/3/2014-Estt(A) dated March 20, 2014 regarding 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 under The Lokpal
and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.
Some Extract of the said OM is reproduced below:-
"The
undersigned is directed to say that the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 has come into force on 16.01.2014. Section 44
of the Act requires making of a declaration
of assets and liabilities by the public servant to the competent authority in the manner provided under the said Act.
Section 44 of the said Act also requires furnishing of information relating to assets
and liabilities, (i) by the public servant on
the occasion of entering upon office within thirty days from the date of
assumption of office, and (ii) by a
public servant holding his office as such within a period of thirty days from the date of coming into force of the
Act. It also requires the filing of annual return of such assets and
liabilities with the competent authority, on or before the 31st day of July
every year; and the competent authority in respect of each Ministry or Department
shall ensure such statements are published on the website of such Ministry or
Department by the 31st day of August of that year.
2. As per the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of
Difficulties) Order, 2014 notified on
15.02.2014, a time period of 180 days from the date of coming into force of the provisions of the said Act i.e., l
5.07.2014 has been allowed for modification or amendment of the relevant rules and also for
framing of appropriate rules under section
44 of the Act. The public servants who have filed the declarations, information and returns under the provisions
of the relevant rules shall file revised
declarations, information or returns, as the case may be, in compliance
of the rules framed under Section 44 of
the said Act within the period specified therein."
[Source:
www.persmin.nic.in]
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