According to a directive from GAD Secretary Piyush Singla, the IAS officials must submit their IPR online under the current guidelines because there is no facility for manual filing of IPR.
“The timely submission of IPR has assumed significance as in terms of instruction of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), late submission of IPR results in denial of vigilance clearance,” he instructed. “The IAS officers working in connection with the affairs of J&K are, accordingly, advised to observe the instructions in letter and spirit. These instructions have been uploaded on the GAD website www.ikgad.nic.in.”
In the circular, Singla said: “Pursuant to the instructions issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, regarding the filing of Immovable Property Return (IPR) by the IAS officers, various circular instructions have been issued by the GAD from time to time. In terms of Rule 16(2) of the AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968, every member of the service is required to submit his or her annual Immovable Property Return (IPR) by January 31 of the next year, failure whereof constitutes good and sufficient reason for the institution of disciplinary proceedings.”
As per the circular, an online module has been introduced with effect from January 1, 2017, in respect of IAS officers for online filing of IPR. Through this module, every IAS officer can submit his or her IPR either electronically or upload a scanned copy of the manually filled-in IPR. This online module closes automatically after the prescribed timeline of January 31 in respect of the filing of the IPR of the preceding year.
