Team Herald
PANJIM: Lokayukta has asked all the public functionaries in the State to submit details of their assets and liabilities for the financial year 2018-19 by November 5.
In a press statement issued here, Lokayukta has asked all the public functionaries in the state to submit a list of their assets and liabilities for the financial year 2018-19 on or before November 5.
“The Lokayukta is bound to take action as per the Goa Lokayukta Act, if the officials fail to file their returns within the specified time,” the statement reads.
The assets and liabilities should be filed in the prescribed format provided under rule 13 of the Goa Lokayukta Rule, 2012, in terms of the provisions of Sub-section (1) of Section 21 of the Goa Lokayukta Act, 2011 to the Institution of Goa Lokayukta.
As per Lokayukta, the public functionaries includes chief minister, ministers in Goa government, members of legislative assembly and officials of government run bodies.
As per the Act, if no such statements are received by the Lokayukta from public functionaries within the time specified, the Lokayukta shall make a report to that effect to the competent authority and send a copy of the report to the public functionary concerned.
Within two months of such report, if the person does not submit the statement, the Lokayukta can publish the names of such persons in newspapers and file a report with the Governor.
