This document serves as a reminder to all IAS officers regarding the mandatory submission of their annual immovable property returns (IPR) by January 31st, 2024, for the calendar year 2023. The IPR must be submitted online through the designated module, and failure to comply can lead to disciplinary action and may affect consideration for promotion. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) initially introduced online filing in 2017, allowing officers to submit electronically or upload scanned copies. The online module will automatically close after the deadline, and hard copies are no longer required. Instructions are being circulated to relevant secretariats, commissions, and ministries to ensure all IAS officers are aware of the requirement.
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दीप्ति उमार्शकर, भा.प्र.शे.
DEEPTI UMASHANKAR, IAS स्थापना अधिकारी एवं अपर सचिव ESTABLISHMENT OFFICER \& ADDITIONAL SECRETARY Tel.: 23092370, Fax: 23093142 E-mail : eo@nic.in
भारत सरकार
कार्मिक और प्रशिक्षण विभाग
कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत तथा पेंशन मंत्रालय
नॉर्थ ब्लाक, नई दिल्ली-110001
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL \& TRAINING
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC
GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110001
DO No. 6(2)/2023-EO(PR)
Dated, the 18 December, 2023
Dear Sir/Madam,
As you are aware, Rule 16(2) of AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968 provides that every member of the Service shall submit an annual return in such form as may be prescribed by the Government in this regard, giving full particulars regarding the immovable property inherited by him or owned or acquired by him or held by him on lease or mortgage, either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family or in the name of any other person.
In terms of the instructions issued vide OM No.8/9/60-AIS(III) dated 16.02.1960 and OM No.11017/74/93-AIS(III) dated 04.01.1994 under this Rule, every member of the service is required to submit annual immovable property return by $31^{\text {st }}$ January of the next year. Failure on part of the members of the Service to comply with the requirements of the aforesaid provisions constitutes good and sufficient reason for institution of disciplinary proceedings, among other things vide this Department’s OM No.104/33/2005-AVD-I dated 29.10.2007 and 07.09.2011, against them. Further, vide notification dated 30.12.2021, Rule 3(1) of IAS (Pay) Rules, 2016 has been amended to make filing of IPR mandatory for being considered for appointment to the next level of pay matrix.
This Department had vide DO No.6(1)/2014-EO(PR) dated 22.12.2016 introduced online filing of IPR in respect of IAS officers w.e.f. $1^{\text {st }}$ January, 2017 through the Module designed for the purpose. Through this Module, the officers can submit the IPR either electronically or upload scanned copy of the manually filled-in IPR. This online Module will close automatically after the prescribed timeline of $31^{\text {st }}$ January, 2024 in respect of the calendar year 2023. The officers need not send a hard copy either to their Cadre or to DoPT.
I would, therefore, be grateful if you would issue necessary instructions to all IAS officers working in your Ministry/Department and its various organizations, to ensure that they submit their IPRs online in the IPR Module for the year 2023 (as on 01.01.2024), as per the prescribed timeline.
With regards,
Yours Sincerely,
(Deepti Umashankar)Copy to:
(i) The President’s Secretariat, New Delhi.
(ii) The Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi.
(iii) The Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi.
(iv) The Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
(v) The Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
(vi) NITI Aayog, New Delhi
(vii) Election Commission, New Delhi.
(viii) UPSC, New Delhi.
(ix) Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi.
(x) O/o Comptroller \& Auditor General, New Delhi.
Copy also to:
a) Director General, NIC, Ministry of Electronics \& Information Technology, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003
b) Additional Secretary, UT, MHA, North Block, New Delhi for taking similar action in respect of the AGMUT Cadre officers