New Delhi, Dec 26: The Centre has asked all Indian Administrative Service officers to file their property details in time or face action including disciplinary proceedings and denial of promotion.
As per the communication copy with CTN it directed all IAS officers are required to submit the annual Immovable Property Return by January 31 of the next year.
“Failure on part of the members of the service to comply with the requirements of the aforesaid provisions constitutes good and sufficient reason for, inter alia, institution of disciplinary proceedings against them,” said the communication issued by the Ministry of Personnel.
Further, rules have been amended to make the timely filing of IPR mandatory for being considered for appointment to the next level of pay matrix. The Department of Personnel and Training had introduced online filing of IPR in respect of IAS officers with effect from January, 2017 through the SPARROW module.
It added that it is indeed a matter of immense satisfaction that the officers are submitting their IPR either electronically or uploading a scanned copy of the manually filled-in IPR, over the years.
This online module will close automatically after the prescribed timeline i.e. January 31, 2026 in respect of the calendar year 2025, it added.
All Secretaries to GOI and Chief Cecretaries have been asked to issue necessary instructions to all IAS officers working under them to file their property details in time.
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