“The board decided to take action against those who failed to submit details of their property as per the legal provisions,” BA Kumar Sharma, the head of the legal department at NA, told myrepublica.com. Sharma further informed that he has issued letters to all defaulting personnel “to make the fine payment immediately.” [break]
The board´s decision, which was endorsed by army chief Rookmangud Katawal, also on Monday, following the recommendation of the board, directed the personnel in question to pay the amount at the Revenue Department and submit receipts of the payment to headquarters within this month. In case of failure to do so, the amount of Rs 5,000 will be deducted from their salary for this month, the NA Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) said.
The 303 defaulting officers range in rank from lieutenant to full colonel.
As per the legal provision, every public office-bearer should send an account of his/her property to the National Vigilance Center within two months of the beginning of the new fiscal year.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had written twice to the Vigilance Center to send the names of 305 NA officers who failed to submit accounts of their property last year. The CIAA´s last correspondence was on July 17.
The NA, however, has not disclosed the property details of the 303 army officers to the government body, citing security reasons. “We do not usually disclose details of the property of army personnel due to security reasons,” Sharma said, adding, “However, action will be taken against any personnel not abiding by army law.”
akanshya@myrepublica.com
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