F. No. 21/2/2014-CS.I (U)

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS-I (PR/CMS) Section

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi,
Dated December 08, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under amended Section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith this Department’s OM No:407/16/2016-AVD-IV(LP) dated 01.12.2016 regarding the furnishing of information relating to the assets and liabilities by public servants under Section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (the Act).

1. Contents of the said OM may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.

Encl: As above.

R. Saraswat
(Raju Saraswat)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tele: 24629412

To

The Director/Deputy Secretary (Administration /Establishment)
All the Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India through DoPT’s website.

No. 407/16/2016-AVD-IV(LP)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the $1^{\text {st }}$ December, 2016
Office Memorandum
Subject: Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under amended section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 29th July, 2016 (copy enclosed) regarding the furnishing of information relating to assets and liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (the Act).
2. In this regard it is stated that with the passing of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016 (copy enclosed), 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 all the amendments made thereto have become redundant.
3. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016, as referred to above, substitutes the provision of section 44 of the Principal Act by the following new provision:-
“44. On and from the 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.”
4. Thus, 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 there is no requirement for filing of declarations of assets and liabilities by public servants now. The Government is in the process of finalising a fresh set of rules. The said rules will be notified in due course to prescribe the form, manner and timelines for filing of declaration of assets and liabilities by the public servants under the revised provision of the said Act. All public servants will henceforth be required to file the declarations as may be prescribed by the fresh set of rules.

To

1. All Secretaries to the Govt. of India (as per standard mailing list)
2. All Chief Secretaries of State Governments
3. All Administrators of the Union Territories

Copy for information and with a request for similar action, forwarded to:
(i) Secretary General, Lok Sabha
(ii) Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
(iii) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(iv) Secretary, Election Commission of India

Copy also to:
EO(PR)/Director(CS.I)/Deputy Secretary (CS.II), DoPT
(Rakesh Kumar)
Director

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या दी जाती है जिससे कि वह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके। Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 30th July, 2016/Shravana 8, 1938 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 29th July, 2016, and is hereby published for general information:-

THE LOKPAL AND LOKAYUKTAS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 No. 37 or 2016 [29th July, 2016.] An Act to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. (1) This Act may be called the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of January, 2014.
2. On and from the date of commencement of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for section 44, the following section shall be substituted, and shall be deemed to have been substituted, namely:-
   “44. On and from the 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.”.

Short title and

Ammendments of

Section 44.

No. 407/16/2016-AVD-IV(LP)

Bharat Sarkar/Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 29th July, 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – filing of Returns by public servants – extension of last date – regarding

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OMs No. 407/12/2014-AVD. IV(B) dated 12th April, 2016, No. 407/02/2016-AVD. IV(Lokpal) dated 24th June, 2016 and No. 407/02/2016-AVD. IV(Lokpal) dated 4th July, 2016 as also Secretary(Personnel)’s D.O. letter No. 407/12/2014-AVD. IV(B) vol. III dated 5th July, 2016 OM addressed to all Secretaries, regarding the furnishing of information relating to assets and liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.

1. In this regard, it is stated that the last date for furnishing of declaration/information/annual return as on 01.08.2014, 31.03.2015 and 31.03.2016 relating to assets and liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 has been extended upto 31st December, 2016. 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 have been notified and uploaded on the website of this Department, i.e., http://persmin.nic.in/DOPT.asp.

2. Now the timelines for filing these returns are as follows:-

   i. The first return of assets and liabilities as on 1st August, 2014 – on or before the 31st December, 2016.

   ii. The annual return of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2015 – on or before the 31st December, 2016.

   iii. The annual return of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2016 should be filed on or before 31st December, 2016.

Rakesh Kumar

Director

Tele: 23093180