Memo.No:10304/Ser.C/2000
Dated: 27-3-2000
Sub: Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 - submission of annual property returns by the Govt. Employees. Proper scrutiny by the controlling/Supervisory Officers - Instructions - Reiterated.
Ref: 1. Circular Memo No.575/Ser.C/94-1,
dt.7-11-94.
2. CircularMemo.No.76883/Ser.C/98, dt.12-12-98
3. From the
Vigilance Commissioner, A.P. Vigilance Commission, D.O. Letter No.
67/VC.A2/2000-l, dated 21-2-2000.
According to rule 9(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964. "a Government employee who enters into any transaction concerning any movable property exceeding rupees twenty thousand in value, whether.by way of purchase, sale or otherwise, shall forth with report such transaction to Government. In case any such transaction conducted otherwise than through a regular or reputed dealer shall be with the previous sanction of the Government."
Rule9(7) of the said rules envisages that: -"Every Government employee, other than a member of the Andhra Pradesh Last GradeService and a Record Assistant in the Andhra Pradesh General Subordinate Service, shall on first appointment to the Government service submit to Government a statement of all immovable property / properties irrespective of its value and movable property or properties whose value exceeds Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) owned, acquired, or inherited 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, in the forms prescribed in Annexure-1 and II separately. He shall also submit to Government before the 15th January of each year, through the proper channel, a declaration in the forms given in the Annexure-1 and II of all immovable or movable property or properties owned, acquired or inherited 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. The declaration shall contain such further information as Government may, by a general or special order require. If in any year, a Government employee has not acquired or disposed of any immovable or movable property or any interest therein, he shall submit declaration to that effect.
In the reference 1st cited, instructions were issued that, the Controlling or Supervisory Officers who receive the Annual Property returns of their subordinates, immediately on their receipt, are expected to scrutinise them thoroughly and satisfy themselves about the genuineness of transactions in respect of either acquisitions or disposals of movable or immovable properties and to examine thoroughly the source of acquisitions.
In the reference 2nd cited, instructions have been issued that, the Controlling Officers or the Chief Vigilance Officer or Vigilance Officers of concerned departments are requested to scrutinise thoroughly the Annual Property returns submitted by their sub-ordinates and call for the clarifications from the Government Departments in case of doubts. They must ensure submission of the returns by all concerned as such scrutiny would help to some extent check the corruption of the Government employees at the initial stage itself.
Inspite of dear instructions, it has been brought to the notice of Government that the Controlling ·or Supervisory Officers are not insisting on their subordinates to file annual property returns, and in some cases, the annual property returns submitted by the employees are being simply filed without any scrutiny or Verification.
It is reiterated that the cadre Controlling authority or Vigilance Officers in each department shall ensure that the employees in the respective departments submit the annual property returns and to scrutinise the returns thoroughly.
All the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments District Collectors and all other concerned are requested to ensure that the property statements for the year 1999 due from All India Service Officers and all Government Employees are got filed wherever they have not been filed so far and to scrutinise the statements of Officers of doubtful integrity. The Departments of Secretariat, the Heads of Departments and other Heads of institutions concerned are requested to certify by the 30th April that all returns have been received and properly filed.
The receipt of this Memorandum should be acknowledged.
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