To check corruption: Urban development dept asks its staff to declare assets

Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Department has directed staff to declare their movable and immovable properties and those of their dependents on the Manav Sampada portal. The state has a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, and the move aims to bring greater transparency to the department.

LUCKNOW To comply with the state government policy of zero tolerance toward corruption as well as to bring transparency in the working of the officers and employees, the Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Department has directed its staff to submit details of their movable and immovable properties as well as of their dependents.

The details of the property will be uploaded on Manav Sampada portal. (HT Photo)

Amrit Abhijat, principal secretary, urban development, said, “To free the urban bodies from corruption, officers and employees have been directed to submit details of their movable and immovable properties in their names as well as their dependents on the Manav Sampada portal.”

At the time of first appointment and after every five years, every government officer/ employee shall, through the normal course, declare to the appointing authority all such immovable property owned by him as well as acquired by him through gift, on lease or mortgage or other attached capitals as may be held by him from time to time or held by any member of the family. The government officer/employee will have to give details of property, shares and other capital. The details of the property will be uploaded on Manav Sampada portal developed by NIC, he said.