Jammu Tawi, March 31 -- A Parliamentary committee has recommended penalties or corrective actions for Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers who fail to file their immovable property returns (IPRs) within the prescribed time limit. The recommendation follows the revelation that 91 IAS officers did not file their IPRs in 2024, and 73 officers failed to do so the year before, according to the 145th report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice.

The committee emphasized the importance of timely filing of IPRs, noting that 15 IAS officers in 2023, 12 in 2022, and 14 in 2021 were denied vigilance clearance, which is mandatory for certain posts, due to non-compliance w...