Declaration
of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and
Lokayuktas Act, 2013 —filing of Returns by public servants on or before 15th
April, 2016 – regarding
No. 407/02/2016-AVD-IV(Lok Pal)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi,
Dated: the 2nd April, 2016
Dated: the 2nd April, 2016
Office Memorandum
Subject: Declaration
of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and
Lokayuktas Act, 2013 —filing of Returns by public servants on or before 15th
April, 2016 – regarding
The
undersigned is directed to invite attention to the provisions of section 44 of
Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 whereby every public servant i.e. all
categories of public servants as defined under section 2 (0) read with section
14 (1) (a) to (h) of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, shall make a declaration
of his assets and liabilities. The timelines for filing the
declarations/information/annual returns under the said Act are as under:
i.
The first return of assets and liabilities as on 1st August, 2014 under the
Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – on or before 15th April, 2016
ii.
The annual return of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2015 under the Lokpal
and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – on or before the 15th April, 2016.
iii.
The annual return of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2016 under the
Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – on or before 31st July, 2016.
iv.
The annual return of assets and liabilities for subsequent years as on 31st
March every year should be filed on or before 31st July of that year.
The
aforesaid timelines have already been intimated vide this Department’s OM No.
407/12/2014-AVD-IV(B) dated 28.03.2016 ,
2.
All Ministries/Departments are requested to ensure compliance of the
aforementioned provisions of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 and in this
regard inform and sensitize the societies/Association of persons/trusts under
their administrative/financial control about the requirement of the law and
deadlines for filing of necessary declarations/returns. To facilitate smooth
compliance & information/provisions of section 44 of the Lokpal &
Lokayuktas Act, 2013, this department has already placed in the public domain
all the relevant rules framed under the said Act, forms in which declarations
are required to be made, FAQs etc..
3.
This may please be accorded due priority keeping in view that the declarations
& returns for the years 2014 & 2015 are required to be filed by all
public servants by 15.04.2016 mandatorily.
sd/-
(Jishnu Barua)
(Jishnu Barua)
Joint
Secretary to the Govt. of India
Authortiy: www.persmin.gov.in
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