BUREAUCRATS ASKED TO DISCLOSE THEIR ASSETS INCLUDING SHIPS AND YACHTS NEW DELHI: When sleuths of the Income Tax department recovered cash worth Rs. 3 crore from the residence of IAS officers Arvind and Tinu Joshi in February 2010, the case had triggered outrage and shock across the country. The IAS couple from Madhya Pradesh, now dismissed from service, had reportedly amassed property worth Rs. 350 crore. The government is hopeful that these new rules will help fight graft; the measures have also been welcomed by the Opposition. Former bureaucrats, while welcoming the move, also offered a few suggestions to make the law more effective. I welcome the move. It (the information) should also be put on a public domain so the public can check it and if any information is withheld, they can expose the same, said former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami. Former director of Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI Joginder Singh said, Some of these rules were already there. They have to be implemented. Thats important. Some also opined that the law should be extended to state government employees who have time and again faced equally serious allegations of corruption. The government is hopeful that these new rules will help fight graft; the measures have also been welcomed by the Opposition. Former bureaucrats, while welcoming the move, also offered a few suggestions to make the law more effective. I welcome the move. It (the information) should also be put on a public domain so the public can check it and if any information is withheld, they can expose the same, said former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami. Former director of Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI Joginder Singh said, Some of these rules were already there. They have to be implemented. Thats important. Some also opined that the law should be extended to state government employees who have time and again faced equally serious allegations of corruption.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 05:53:45 +0000