Press
Information Bureau
Government
of India
Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
30-March-2017
16:23 IST
Filing
of assets details by Government officials
The
Section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 requiring declaration of
assets and liabilities in respect of public servants, their spouses and
dependent children has been amended by the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment)
Act, 2016 on 29.07.2016. The Amended Act shall be deemed to have come into force
on 16.01.2014. The amended Section 44 reads as:
“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”.
The
Government had introduced the Lokpal & Lokayuktas and other related Law
(Amendment) Bill 2014, which inter-alia proposes to amend certain provisions of
the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 so as to provide for situations where the
composition of the Selection Committee is deficient/incomplete due to absence of
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, etc.
This
was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr.
Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri A. Vijayakumar in the
Rajya Sabha today.
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