Despite a reminder from DoPT, several high-ranking IAS and IPS officers in Telangana have failed to file their IPRs for 2024, with many declaring no immovable assets.
Hyderabad: Six civil servants — three IAS and three IPS officers — have not submitted their Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) for the year 2024 to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The officials have issued a directive, reminding all IAS and IPS officers to file their returns by January 2025.
According to the information available, the three IPS officers who did not submit their IPRs are M. Srinivasulu (2006 batch), D. Uday Kumar Reddy (2019 batch), and Rutwik Sai Kotte (2023 batch). The IAS officers who missed the submission deadline include Chittem Lakshmi (2013 batch), Ashwini Tanaji Wakade (2020 batch), and Faizan Ahmed (2021 batch).
Meanwhile, official data from the IPRs portal indicate that a majority of civil servants, particularly women IAS and IPS officers posted across various departments in Telangana, have declared no immovable assets in their annual returns — effectively labelling them as “poorest officers” in the state in terms of property holdings.
Senior IPS officers such as Shikha Goel, Swati Lakra, and Akun Sabharwal, along with his wife and IAS officer Smitha Sabharwal, as well as IAS officers like Yogita Rana, Jayesh Ranjan, and Sanjay Jaju, have all declared “NIL” immovable properties for the year up to 2024.
On the other hand, several IAS and IPS officers have submitted their IPRs to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the DoPT, disclosing their assets, including those received through inheritance. Notably, Jayesh Ranjan (1992 batch IAS officer and Special Chief Secretary for IT) declared no immovable assets in his affidavit, while other IAS officers serving in both state and central postings — like Sanjay Jaju, Yogita Rana (2003 batch), Smitha Sabharwal (2001 batch), and Christina Z. Chongthu (2001 batch) — also declared “NIL” assets.
Similarly, 1994-batch IPS officer Shikha Goel, 1995-batch IPS officer Swati Lakra, 2001-batch IPS officer Akun Sabharwal, and 1999-batch IPS officer M. Stephen Raveendra have all submitted returns reflecting no immovable property holdings.
Several high-ranking officials, including a 1991 batch IAS officer who furnished returns in Haryana and Telangana, Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari — who declared a single residential property in Jubilee Hills — Director General of Police (DGP) Jitender, and senior IPS officers such as B. Shivadhar Reddy, Hyderabad Police Commissioner C. V. Anand, Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty, and others, have also disclosed their property details. The records indicate that many IPS officers’ assets come via parental or inherited properties.
