NEW DELHI:
The failure to declare assets by Government employees while filing property returns under the new Lokpal rules will be presumed to have been acquired by corrupt means, the Centre has said.
Besides, it has said that such declarations filed by Government employees are to be put up in public domain.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued a draft frequently asked questions in respect of the Lokpal Act, saying employees are required to file two returns — first for assets as on August 1, 2014 and the other giving detail of property and liabilities as on March 31, 2015 — before the recently extended date of October 15, this year.
If a public servant willfully or for the reasons which are not justifiable, fails to declare his assets or gives misleading information, and is found to be in possession of assets not disclosed or in respect of which misleading information was furnished, then such assets shall, unless otherwise proved, be presumed to belong to the public servant and shall be presumed to be assets acquired by corrupt means, it has said.
The assets and liabilities of spouse of a public servant, who is an employee of a private company, are also to be reflected in the return to be filed by the employees, the DoPT said, explaining the existing provisions of the Act in this regard.
The law makes it mandatory for both husband and wife to file separate returns if they are Government employees. (AGENCIES)
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