GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERIVCES-C) DEPARTMENT
Sub: Public Services - A.P.
Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 - Submission of Annual Property Returns by
Government employees promptly - Reiteration of instructions - Reg.
Ref: 1) Govt. Memo.No.442/SC.E/1983-1, GA. (SC.E)
Dept., dt. 27-12-1983.
2)Cir.Memo.No.76883/Ser-C/98, G.A. (Ser-C) Dept., dt.12-12-1998.
3)Cir.Memo.No.8832/Ser-C/03-l, G.A. (Ser-C) Dept., dt:29-01-2003.
4) Govt.
Memo.No.94649/Ser-C/2003, GA. (Ser-C) Dept., dt: 31-07-03.
5) Cir.Memo.No: 695,G.A. (Ser-C) Dept., dt: 12-10-2006.
6)
Cir.Memo.No.15486/G.A. (Ser-C) Dept, dt: 30-07-2007.
7) G.O.Ms.No.528, G.A.(Ser.-C) Dept., dt: 19-08-2008.
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According
to sub-rule (7) of Rule 9 of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,
1964, every Government employee other than a member of the A.P. last Grade
Service and a Record Assistant in the A. P. General Sub-ordinate Service,
invariably has to submit his / her statement of all immovable / movable (value
exceeding Rs.1,00,000/-) properties owned, acquired or inherited by him / her,
his I her family members in the proforma prescribed in Annexures I and II separately
before 15th January of each year.
2.
According to sub-rule (8) of Rule 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct)
Rules, 1964, the Government or any authority empowered by them in this behalf
may at any time by general or special order, require a government employee to
submit within a specified period, full and complete statement of all immovable
properties and movable properties.
3.
In the Memo., second cited , instructions were issued directing the Controlling
Officers or Chief Vigilance Officers / Vigilance Officers of concerned Departments
to scrutinize thoroughly the Annual Property Returns submitted by their
subordinates and call for clarifications from the Government Departments in
case of doubts and to ensure submission of the returns by ail concerned as such
scrutiny would help to check the corruption of the Government employees to some
extent at the initial stage itself.
4.
The existing instructions were re-iterated for strict compliance vide
references third and fourth cited.
5.
In the references fifth & sixth cited, while reiterating the instructions,
the Controlling Officers or Chief Vigilance Officers / Vigilance Officers of
the concerned Departments were directed to ensure that every Government
employee other than a member of the AP. Last grade Service and Record Assistant
in the Andhra Pradesh General Sub-Ordinate Service, invariably submit his / her
Annual Property Statement Return every year by 15th January as required under
sub-rule (7) of Rule 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,
1964. Further, it was impressed on the employees that non-compliance of
such instructions will attract disciplinary action. Accordingly, all the
Special Chief Secretaries / Principal Secretaries / Secretaries to Government
and Heads of Departments etc., were requested to list out the employees who
have not furnished their Annual Property Returns in time, within a month after
the last date for receiving such returns and proceed against such officers as
per Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CC&A) Rules, 1991 for violation of
Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964.
6.
In-spite of clear instructions, it has come to notice that whenever the
authorities requested for Annual Property Returns of certain employees, the Departments
concerned are not able to furnish them as the said returns were not received.
7.
In view of the above, the instructions issued in the matter are hereby
reiterated and all the concerned Authorities are requested to bring the above
instructions to the notice of all the employees working under their control and
see that every employee adheres to the instructions.
8.
All the Departments of Secretariat, all Heads of Departments and all the District
Collectors are requested to bring the above instructions to the notice of all
the employees working under their control for their strict compliance.
Y. Sri Lakshmi,
Secretary to Government (Ser. & HRM)
