SRINAGAR The Governor, Satya Pal Malik, has sought stringent action against the employees who have failed to submit their annual property statements to the government.
The failure to submit the statements comes despite directions to the employees to file the statements in time. Governor has directed the higher authorities in the Civil secretariat to seriously view the lapse and take strict action against those who failed to furnish the statements in a time.
Sources said that the Rajbahwan has received information that though some of the employees have submitted the annual property statements but there is still a huge default in the submission of the such statements by many others.
They added that even several top officers have failed to submit property statements. Irony is that many of these officers are themselves heads of departments, sources said.
Earlier the government in a circular had directed all the controlling, drawing and disbursing officers to direct all the officers and officials to furnish the statements. It has been noticed with concern that officers, officials are not submitting the requisite annual property return statements to the competent authorities resulting in no compliance of standing government instructions issued from time to time in this regard.
It is clarified here that as per the sub section 2 of section 9 of the Jammu and Kashmir Public men and public servant declaration of assets and other provisions Act, 1983 and clause (III) Rule 2 of the J&K public servants declaration of assets and other provisions Rule, 1998 read with SRO 415 of 2003 dated 11.12.2013 in which it has been clearly indicated that every public servant has to submit Annual property return statements of the assets held by him and his family members in the month of January every year and shall indicate the reason for increasing, if any, in the assets and source thereof, the circular reads.
Sources in Rajbhawan said that the Governor has asked the top officials to issue directions to all the controlling, drawing and disbursing officers to direct all the officers, officials working under the respective control and jurisdiction to furnish the requisite Annual property return statement to the respective competent authorities and that any lapse report in this regard shall be viewed seriously.
Sources further said, The property statements of various employees in government departments, if submitted, are not being properly examined and no checks and balances have been maintained by the government.
A senior government official said, on condition of anonymity, that since the previous government was not much bothered to examine the property statements the tainted employees took advantage and erroneously filled the property statements.
Officers have also kept their assets secret by not divulging their property details to the government. In last few months the Rajbhawan has got several complaints of corruption and other wrongdoings against the tainted officials. People have more faith in Governors rule than an elected government. Let us see what action the Governor takes on such complaints, said a social activist.
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