In a positive development, most IAS and IPS officers of Uttar Pradesh cadre have filed their Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) on time. Interestingly, a few officers have filled nil in the columns of the given format, which means they don’t own any immovable property.
This year, there is a lone officer in the list of 542 IAS and five among 445 IPS officers in the state who have not filed their IPRs as indicated on January 1, 2025.
This figure indicates that the number of IAS and IPS officers failing to file their IPRs has gone down considerably compared to last year’s figure when eight IAS and 16 IPS officers did not file their IPRs.
All the members of All India Services are required to file their Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) under the provisions of Rule 16(2) of All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, in the prescribed format by January 31 of every year in respect of the previous year ending December 31.
A close study of the IPRs filed in the past few years available on official websites for public view uploaded by the DoPT as well the Ministry of Home Affairs indicates a declining tendency among IAS/IPS officers not filing their IPRs within the stipulated time.
In 2023, 22 IAS and 48 IPS officers had not filed their IPRs. Similarly, in 2022, the number was 47 for IAS. It was 64 in 2021 and 77 in 2020.
On the other hand, the number of IPS officers not filing their IPRs was 76 2022, 69 in 2021 and 85 in 2020.
Besides, listing the property/properties owned by the officers or shared with spouses, the officers have also given details of properties they have bought/inherited/leased or share with their siblings or in-laws.
