New Delhi: Central government employees need not to file a declaration of their assets and liabilities this year because the new rules under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016 are not ready yet.
So, the extension of deadline for submission of declaration of assets and liabilities till December 31 has become fruitless.
“The extension was given under the old Act of 2014, which is now
redundant…We are in the process of drafting the final proforma which
only will be valid,” an official in Ministry of Personnel said.
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016 says, “On and from date
of commencement of this Act every public servant shall make a
declaration of his assets and liabilities in such form and manner as may
be prescribed.” Since the filing rules have not been firmed up, there
is no requirement for filing of declarations by central government
public servants, he added.
The government had extended the deadline of filing assets declaration for the fifth time since the Act came into force.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is consulting the law
ministry over the final draft of the form for declaration of assets by
public servants, so, no fresh deadline fixed yet.
The public servants will now not be required to provide the details of
assets of their spouses and other dependents, according to the amendment
of the Act, 2016.
TST
