Immovable Property Returns for IAS, IPS, IFS officials

Subject – Economy

Context – By Jan 31, IAS, IPS, IFS officials have to file returns on immovable property

Concept –

The Centre has prescribed a timeline in pay rules for filing current and pending Immovable Property Returns for Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service to get empanelment or appointment to next level.
Serving and retired bureaucrats say that filing immovable property returns is one of the necessary conditions for empanelment; however, it was not in ‘formal rules’ creating a lot of miscommunication and litigations.
According to a notification by the Department of Personnel and Training, a note has been added to the IAS, IPS and IFS pay rules of 2016, and the new rules have been notified.
- The note says members of the three all India services will have to file the returns for the previous year before January 31, for being considered for appointment in the next level of pay in the pay matrix.
An all-India service officer must file IPR in their cadre State if they are posted there. If they are on Central deputation, their filing is to be done there.
- An officer must send a copy to Centre, in case of State files and to the State, if Centre files.
- However, the process will be completed only when the State concerned sends it to Centre or vice versa.
- Such an act is noted in ACR and also during the time of empanelment appointment to next level of pay in the pay matrix.