Immovable Property Return To Be Submitted By All Central Govt. Employees Within 31.01.2016

DOPT reminded that all Central Govt. employees (Group 'A', 'B', 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D) employees have to submit annual property return for immovable properties for the year 2015 within 31.01.2016. 

As per the prevailing practice and norms, the return had to by filed by Gr A and B officers only. With the introduction of Lokpal and Lokayukt Act 2013, every Govt employee has to file the assets and liabilities return in prescribed form. 

"The undersigned is directed to refer to the Office Memorandum of even number dated the 26th October, 2015 on the above subject and to say that the Annual Property Returns required to be filed under the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 for the year 2015 which is required to be filed by the 31st January, 2016, may be filed in the forms prescribed under the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. It is reiterated that the returns are required to be filed by all the Government servants belonging to Group 'A', 'B', 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D', in terms of Rule 18(4) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 which empowers the Government to require a Government servant to submit a statement of movable or immovable property as may be specified in the order."