WHILE the debate is on whether bureaucrats should declare assets in the same way as their political masters, a select officers from UP cadre have taken a lead in declaring their assets. What's more, some of them have reportedly written letters to Cabinet secretary that all government employees should declare their movable and immovable assets. As was reported in a section of media in the last couple of days, those who have already declared their assets are 1979 batch IAS Vijay Shanker Pandey, Sunil Kumar and Renuka Kumar (both 1987 batch IAS) and IPS officer Jasbeer Singh. According to sources, Mr Pandey has declared assets including bank deposits of Rs 1.17 lakh, Rs 2.5 lakh in post office account and a 1990 model Fiat car. The assets of other bureaucrats could not be established so far. A few more IAS officers are likely to declare their assets voluntarily. The move has come weeks after Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and 20 other Supreme Court judges declared their assets voluntarily.
Bio-data of Vijay Shanker Pandey, IAS
Name: Vijay Shankar Pandey
Cadre: Uttar Pradesh
Batch: 1979
Date of Birth: December 10, 1956
Place of Domicile: Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualifications: Post Graduation in Maths
Current Posting: Principal Secretary
Foreign Training: Degree on public management from IDS Sussex, UK (13 weeks, 1999)
Bio-data of Sunil Kumar, IAS
Name: Sunil Kumar
Cadre: Uttat Pradesh
Batch: 1987
Date of Birth: October 15, 1963
Educational Qualifications: PG in Sociology
Foreign Training: Nil
Bio-data of Renuka Kumar, IAS
Name: Renuka Kumar
Cadre: Uttar Pradesh
Batch: 1987
Date of Birth: June 26, 1963
Place of Domicile: Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualifications: PG in Sociology
Current Posting: Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi
Foreign Training: Nil
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