Press
Information Bureau
Government
of India
Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
22-July-2014
11:19 IST
The Central Government has notified fresh
rules for the public servants to furnish information and annual return
containing declaration of assets and liabilities. Under 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 every public
servant shall made a declaration of his/her assets and liabilities in the
specified formats as on the 31st day of March every year to the competent
authority on or before of 31st day of July of that year.
Making an exception for the current
year the notification stipulates that public servants who have filed
declarations, information and annual return of property under the prevailing
rules shall file the revised declaration, information or annual returns as on
August 1, 2014 on or before September 15, 2014. However, employees may be
exempted by the competent authority for reasons recorded in writing from
declaring assets if its value does not exceed 4 months basic pay or rupees two
lakhs, whichever is higher.
Detailed notification dated July 14,
2014 and formats are available on the website of the Department of Personnel
& Training with the link: - http://persmin.nic.in/Lokpal_HomePage_New.asp.
