‘Penalise’ officers for not filing asset details

A parliamentary committee has suggested penalties or corrective actions against IAS officers if they fail to file their property details within the prescribed time limit.

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Ninety-one IAS officers did not file their immovable property returns (IPRs) in 2024 and 73 the year before, according to 145th report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on the Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the DoPT. The report was tabled in Parliament on March 27.

Vigilance clearance, mandatory to join certain posts, was denied to 15 IAS officers in 2023, 12 in 2022 and 14 in 2021, due to non-filing of IPRs for respective years.