UP Govt Tightens Rules For Employees, Mandates Leave Portal Updates And Annual Asset Disclosure

Uttar Pradesh introduces mandatory digital leave data uploads via the Manav Sampada portal and tightens asset and investment disclosure rules. Cabinet amendments require timely reporting of movable and immovable property, with thresholds aligned to basic pay, enhancing transparency and oversight for government employees.

Uttar Pradesh government employees will now face tighter digital and financial disclosure rules under new state orders. All leave records must be fully updated on the Manav Sampada portal by 25 March, while separate cabinet decisions make regular asset and investment reporting compulsory, with specific monetary thresholds fixed in the service conduct rules.

Under directions issued by Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal, every department’s drawing and disbursing officer must enter complete leave data for all staff on the Manav Sampada portal. The state personnel department has circulated the order, making clear that responsibility for accurate uploading rests with these officers for every state employee.

Uttar Pradesh government employees leave data and portal compliance

The government had already required one hundred per cent registration of Uttar Pradesh government employees and officers on the Manav Sampada system. Sanction of leave is also supposed to run only through this portal. However, officials found that many leave records remain incomplete or partially filled, prompting the push for full digitisation by the March deadline.

Alongside leave monitoring, the state has tightened rules on disclosure of movable and immovable assets and on investment reporting. Uttar Pradesh government employees must now give detailed information on properties as well as investments, with emphasis on any amount that exceeds set fractions of their basic monthly salary, and on regular updates over time.

Uttar Pradesh government employees assets and investment disclosures

The cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, approved amendments to Rule 21 and Rule 24 of the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant Conduct Rules, 1956. The changes make it mandatory to inform department heads about large investments, high-value movable property purchases and all immovable properties, while also shortening the reporting cycle for land and buildings.

Under the revised Rule 21, any Uttar Pradesh government employee who invests more than six months’ basic pay in stocks, shares or any other instrument must give written information to the department head. The employee must also state clearly from where the money above basic pay came, so that the source of funds is officially recorded within the department.

Rule 24 has also been altered so that movable property purchases above a higher threshold must be reported. Instead of the earlier limit linked to one month’s basic pay, information must now be given when the value of any movable asset acquired exceeds basic pay for two months, ensuring major purchases appear in official records.

Declarations of immovable property by Uttar Pradesh government employees will now occur more often. Rather than filing details every five years, staff must submit a statement of all immovable assets after each completed year. Information must include properties held in personal names or in family members’ names, whether acquired by purchase, gift, lease or mortgage, along with any other investments.