Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Odisha Government has extended the deadline for submission of property statements by all government employees by two months till August 31. Earlier, the State government had ordered all its employees to submission of property statements by June 30.
As per the Odisha Government Servants Conduct Rules-1959, all government servants are required to make a complete declaration of their assets, movable and immovable property and its value every year.
As per a circular issued by the General Administration Department it stated – “It has come to the notice that a large number of officers could not submit the property statement by the extended time till June 30 in view of their other engagements and technical impediments. Considering their requests and practical difficulties, the government is allowing the extension of the timeline for submission of property statements online (Using the HRMS portal) for the period from April 1, 2020, to 31 December 2020.
According to the report the circular was issued to Secretaries, heads of departments, RDCs and Collectors said officers concerned may be advised not to wait till the fag-end of the closing date and submit their property statement sufficiently ahead of the deadline.
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