GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (SER.C) DEPT.
Cir.Memo.No.695/Ser.C/2006 Dated:
12-10-2006
Sub:- Public Services
- A.P. Civil Services (Conduct Rules), 1964 - Submission of Annual Property
Returns by employees promptly - Reiteration of Government Instructions -
Regarding.
Ref:- 1. Govt. Memo.No. 442/SC.E/1983-1, G.A. (SC.E)
Dept., Dt.27.12.1983.
2.
Govt.Memo.No.762/SC.D/1983-1, G.A. (SC.D) Dept., dt.21.05.1986.
3. CircularMemo.No. 76883/Ser.C/98,G .A.(Ser.C)Dept., Dt.12.12.1998.
4. CircularMemo.No.8832/Ser.c/03-l,G.A.(Ser.C)Dept., Dt.29.01.2003.
5.
Memo.No.94649/Ser.C/2003, G.A. (Ser.C), Dept., Dt.31.07.2003. 833
6. From the
Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Lr.Rc.No.114/ RE-Cr.2/200 I-S2,
Dt.22.11.2005.
According
to sub-rule (7) of rule 9 of A.P. 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 (values exceeding Rs.20,000/-)
properties owned, acquired or inherited by him / her, his / her family members
in the prescribed proforma in the said rule as Annexures I and II 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, a full and complete statement of all immovable
properties and movable properties.
3.
Keeping the observations in the Annual Report of A.P. Vigilance Commission for
the year 1996-1997, instructions were issued in the reference third cited
directing the Controlling Officers or Chief Vigilance Officers / Vigilance
Officers of Concerned Departments to scrutinise thoroughly the Annual Property
Returns submitted by their subordinates and call for the clarifications from
the Government Departments in case of doubts and to ensure submission of the
returns by all concerned as such scrutiny would help to check the corruption of
the Government employees to some extent at the initial stage itself.
4.
Further as per observations made in the High Level Committee Meeting held on
8.1.2003 in the Chambers of Chief Secretary, while reiterating the instructions
issued in the references third and fourth cited, the Controlling Officers or
Chief Vigilance Officers / Vigilance Officers of concerned Departments were
once again requested to ensure that every Government employee other than a
member of the Andhra Pradesh Last Grade Service and Record Assistant in the
Andhra Pradesh General Sub-ordinate Service invariably submit his / her Annual Property
Statement Returns every year by 15th January.
5.
The Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, A.P., Hyderabad in the reference sixth
cited, has informed that in many instances when the· concerned authorities
are addressed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for furnishing information pertaining
to the Annual Property, Returns filed by the Accused Officers and 834 their pay
particulars, they are receiving replies stating that no Annual Property Returns
are filed, or they are not traceable with the Government. But the Annual Property
Returns are required for the purpose of proving the case of assets
disproportionate to the known sources of income of a Government Servant or
otherwise. He has therefore requested to issue orders to the concerned
authorities / Departments for strict compliance of sub-rule (7) of rule 9 of
the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and also requested to
make the concerned controlling Officers accountable for ensuring that all
Subordinate Officers file Annual Property Returns as per the Rules.
6.
While reiterating the instructions issued in the references third & fourth cited,
Government further direct the Controlling Officers or Chief Vigilance Officers
/ Vigilance Officers of concerned Departments to ensure that every Government
employee other than a member of the Andhra Pradesh Last Grade Service and
Record Assistant in the Andhra Pradesh General Sub-ordinate Service, invariably
submit his/her Annual Property Statement Returns every year by 15th January
as required under sub-rule (7) of rule 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services
(Conduct) Rules 1964. It may be impressed on the employees that non-compliance
of such instructions will attract disciplinary action.
7.
The Heads of Departments concerned shall ensure that the employees under their
control submit the Annual Property Statements and a certificate should be submitted
to this effect by the Heads of Departments to the concerned Administrative
Department at Secretariat level.
8.
All the Special Chief Secretaries / Principal Secretaries / Secretaries to Government
and Heads of Departments etc., are requested to list out the employees who have
not furnished their Annual Property Returns as on 15.0l .2005 and thereafter
issue show cause notices to each as to why disciplinary action shall not be
taken against them and if within a reasonable time thereafter the Annual Property
Returns are not received, or if the explanation to the query raised is not given
or if given, but found not satisfactory, then they are requested to award "Censure"
to the employee concerned.
9.
All the Departments of Secretariat, all Heads of Departments, and all District
Collectors are requested to bring the above rule position to the notice of all
the employees working under their control for their strict compliance.
J.
HARINARAYANA
Chief
Secretary to Government
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