NEW DELHI: The deadline for Central Government employees to file details of their assets and liabilities, along with that of their spouses and dependent children, as part of mandatory obligations under Lokpal Act was extended for the fifth time today till July this year.
The relevant rules under the Lokpal law have been amended to extend the date of filing returns from April 15 to July 31, 2016, a senior official in Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
This is the fifth extension in the deadline after the Act came into force.
With the latest extension, employees will have to file three declarations–one each for 2014, 2015 and 2016. There are about 50 lakh Central Government employees.
The declarations under the Lokpal law are in addition to similar ones filed by the employees under various services rules.
Employees have to give details like cash in hand, bank deposits both in domestic and in foreign, investment in bonds, debentures, shares and units in companies or mutual funds, insurance policies, provident fund, personal loans and advance given to any person or entity, among others. (AGENCIES)
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