Patna : The Nitish Kumar government has decided to withhold the salary of those employees, including officials of central services, who do not disclose their assets by the end of next month. As part of its efforts to rid Bihar of corruption and bring about probity and transparency in governance, the government has resolved to put all the details about the assets and liabilities of its employees in public domain through official websites.
All the employees of the state government have been directed to declare their assets in the prescribed format latest by February 28. Those who fail to do so would not get their salary in March. A letter to this effect was issued on Monday by the general administration department to all the principal secretaries, secretaries, other department heads, divisional commissioners, district magistrates and sub-divisional officers.
The letter, issued by the department's officer on special duty-cum-deputy secretary Anand Bihari Prasad, says the drawing and disbursing officers across the state would release the February salary of employees only after confirming from their controlling authorities that they have duly submitted the details of their assets and liabilities.
This order covers senior IAS and IPS officers, Indian Forest Service officials and Grade A, B and C employees of the state government. Grade D employees have been exempted from this order. The IAS officers would submit the details of their assets to the general administration department while the IPS and IFS officers would provide the same to the home and the forest and environment departments respectively.
The Grade A, B and C employees are required to submit the details to their controlling authorities who, in turn, would forward them to their appointing authorities and other officials concerned. The letter states that the assets details of all the employees will be put on official websites.
It mentions that this would be in addition to the details given by the officials under their service code. According to Section 16 (2) of All India Service (Conduct) Rules 1968, every member of the central services is required to submit an annual return in the prescribed form, giving full particulars regarding the property owned/inherited/acquired by him or held by him on lease/mortgage either in his own name or in the name of any family member or in the name of any other person.
This has been a mere formality over the years. But for the first time, such details will be uploaded on websites. The government has sought details of the moveable and immovable property in the name of employees, their spouses and dependents as well as joint ownership of any property.
The government has also sought details of the employees' liabilities as well as the status of their income tax, sales tax, wealth tax and property tax with their permanent account number.
The government's directive is part of the chief minister's resolve to stamp out corruption from public life. Speaking on the birth anniversary of former chief minister Karpoori Thakur in Patna on Monday, Nitish reiterated his commitment to rid Bihar of corruption.
He said he had launched a "fight to the finish" against corruption and his government would spare nobody. Referring to the corruption scandals that rock the Centre, he said the Prime Minister might tolerate corruption, but Bihar would never do that. Leading from the front, Nitish had put the details of his assets along with those of his ministers on the official website for public scrutiny on January 1.Punjab Kesari
All the employees of the state government have been directed to declare their assets in the prescribed format latest by February 28. Those who fail to do so would not get their salary in March. A letter to this effect was issued on Monday by the general administration department to all the principal secretaries, secretaries, other department heads, divisional commissioners, district magistrates and sub-divisional officers.
The letter, issued by the department's officer on special duty-cum-deputy secretary Anand Bihari Prasad, says the drawing and disbursing officers across the state would release the February salary of employees only after confirming from their controlling authorities that they have duly submitted the details of their assets and liabilities.
This order covers senior IAS and IPS officers, Indian Forest Service officials and Grade A, B and C employees of the state government. Grade D employees have been exempted from this order. The IAS officers would submit the details of their assets to the general administration department while the IPS and IFS officers would provide the same to the home and the forest and environment departments respectively.
The Grade A, B and C employees are required to submit the details to their controlling authorities who, in turn, would forward them to their appointing authorities and other officials concerned. The letter states that the assets details of all the employees will be put on official websites.
It mentions that this would be in addition to the details given by the officials under their service code. According to Section 16 (2) of All India Service (Conduct) Rules 1968, every member of the central services is required to submit an annual return in the prescribed form, giving full particulars regarding the property owned/inherited/acquired by him or held by him on lease/mortgage either in his own name or in the name of any family member or in the name of any other person.
This has been a mere formality over the years. But for the first time, such details will be uploaded on websites. The government has sought details of the moveable and immovable property in the name of employees, their spouses and dependents as well as joint ownership of any property.
The government has also sought details of the employees' liabilities as well as the status of their income tax, sales tax, wealth tax and property tax with their permanent account number.
The government's directive is part of the chief minister's resolve to stamp out corruption from public life. Speaking on the birth anniversary of former chief minister Karpoori Thakur in Patna on Monday, Nitish reiterated his commitment to rid Bihar of corruption.
He said he had launched a "fight to the finish" against corruption and his government would spare nobody. Referring to the corruption scandals that rock the Centre, he said the Prime Minister might tolerate corruption, but Bihar would never do that. Leading from the front, Nitish had put the details of his assets along with those of his ministers on the official website for public scrutiny on January 1.Punjab Kesari
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