Govt. staff need not disclose spouse’s assets

Central government employees and executives of NGOs have been exempted from filing details of assets and liabilities of their spouses and dependent children under the newly-amended Lokpal Act.

As per the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, all public servants were required to file details of their assets and liabilities, besides those of their spouses and dependent children every year.

Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the Lokpal Act.

“ The clauses in the Lokpal Act regarding submission of such details of their spouse and dependent children have been done away with,” a senior official in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.