The state authorities has justified the step saying it “enhances transparency and accountability”.
Lucknow:
In Uttar Pradesh, greater than 13 lakh workers threat dropping their salaries if they do not adjust to an order of the Yogi Adityanath authorities. The federal government workers have been requested to declare their moveable and immovable property on a authorities portal – Manav Sampada – by August 31 or else they won’t be paid salaries for this month. Non-compliance can even have an effect on promotions, the most recent order stated.
The preliminary deadline of the order – issued in August final yr was December 31. The deadline was prolonged a number of instances after that – June 30, after which to July 31 – however with solely 26 per cent compliance. The deadline has now been pushed to August 31.
At current, there are 17 lakh 88 thousand 429 authorities workers in Uttar Pradesh. Out of this, solely about 26 % workers have given particulars of their properties. Which implies, greater than 13 lakh workers are but to reveal their asset particulars.
Whereas the deadline has been prolonged many instances prior to now the most recent directive comes as an ultimatum for individuals who’ve didn’t submit the small print.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh has categorically said that solely those that give particulars of properties by August 31 might be paid for the month of August, whereas the wage of all others might be stopped.
The state authorities has justified the step saying it “enhances transparency and accountability”.
“This measure goals to reinforce transparency and accountability inside the authorities. Now we have a zero tolerance coverage in the direction of corruption underneath the management of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” stated Minister Danish Azad Ansari.
The opposition has criticised the transfer and stated that a number of deadline extensions present that the state authorities didn’t implement its order.
“Why did they not carry this in 2017? Now the Yogi Adityanath authorities is on the again foot, that is why they’re doing this. They’ve realised all their workers are corrupt. This can be a comply with up, they weren’t capable of implement this,” stated Samajwadi Occasion spokesperson Ashutosh Verma.
It’s necessary for all classes of officers and workers to reveal the small print of movable and immovable properties.
Principal Secretary of personnel division M Devraj has despatched the order issued by the Chief Secretary to all of the Further Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries in addition to Division Heads and Workplace Heads. As per the order, the staff who fail to offer out these particulars is not going to be thought of for promotions.
