Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by Babus - Last Date Extended
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, extended the time limit for filing of revised returns by all public servants from "September, 2014 to 31st December 2014.
Government has now extended the last date for filing of revised returns by public servants under the rules by a period of four months, i.e., from 31st December 2014 to 30th April 2015. Formal amendments to 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 and to the Lokpal & Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014 are being notified. The formats for submission of statements regarding movable properties (Form-II) and for submission of statements regarding debts and liabilities (Form- IV) under the said rules are also being revised and will be notified as part of the amendments to the rules.
All Ministries/Departments and cadre authorities are requested to issue orders towards ensuring compliance with the revised Rules by all officers and staff in the respective Ministry/Department/ Organisations/PSUs under their control, within the revised time-limit.
Obviously, the Government servants have not taken seriously the instructions to file new property returns in which they are required to give the properties of spouses also.