Over 9,000 govt employees fail to submit property details

Published On: April 25, 2023 10:30 AM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


KATHMANDU, April 25: All government employees need to submit property details within 60 days of every fiscal year. It is mandatory for all the government employees as per the existing Corruption Prevention Act, 2059 BS.

However, the legal provision has been flouted by more than 9,000 government employees in the fiscal year, 2078/79. A total of 9,590 government employees failed to submit property details in the last fiscal year, according to the National Vigilance Center.

Among total violators, 6,646 are the federal level employees, while 1,917 are from local levels.

The Vigilance Center has written to the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to fine Rs 5,000 to each employee who has violated the rule.

Even the school teachers totaling 1,158 have not submitted property details to the government, while 113 Nepal Police persons belonged to this category. Similarly, the people who have got political appointments and those working on contract base numbered 1,922 followed suit to violate the rule.

Details related to this were shared by the National Vigilance Centre on Monday.


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