Babuji do you own ship/aircraft/yacht? Inform Department by 15 September
AS reported by TIOL on 22 July, 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.
As per the Act and the Rules framed there under, 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. As per Section 2 of the Act, "Public Servant" covers all Central Government servants (Groups A, B and C). Therefore, all Central Government servants are required to file the declaration, including the lowest.
The returns as per the new rules are to be filed on or before the 15th day of September2014.
DoPT requests all Ministries/Departments to 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 and the limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules 2014 to the notice of all concerned for compliance.
One of the particulars required to be furnished by every employee is details of Motor Vehicles/Aircrafts/Yachts/ Ships owned by the Government Servant!
The statement also seeks details of Jewellery, Bullion and valuable thing(s) - now, what does this mean?
The Form-II statement ends by seeking details about "Any other assets". Perhaps what they mean is that they wish to cover any other thing(s) which they could not visualize as of now - eg. An iPhone, a communication satellite, a pet Labrador or a German Shepherd etc. etc.
And last but not the least, the Government servant is also required to furnish details about the properties owned by spouse and dependent children.
Are any Help Desks set up to assist the public servant in filling up this return?
DoPT Letter in F. No. 11013/3/2014 - Estt(A), Dated: July 23, 2014