In an unprecedented order, the Manohar lal Khattar Government in Haryana on Tuesday asked its male employees to furnish details of articles of property and amount of money received by them from their in-laws during marriage.
The order is aimed at strict implementation of anti-dowry law in the State.
The order issued by Chief Secretary DS Dhesi’s office stated, “It has been decided that every serving Government employee will submit the undertaking as prescribed in rule 18(2) of Haryana Civil Services (Government Employees’ Conduct) Rules, 2016 and concerned department would upload the same in Human Resource Management System (HRMS) through their controlling office, Treasury Officers.”
“The employees would submit the undertaking in writing that if and when he enters any marital alliance, he would strictly comply with anti-dowry law in letter and spirit and also, furnish full details of all the articles of property and amounts of money received by him from his in-laws in any name or manner, whatsoever,” the order said.
The letter in this regard has been sent to all Administrative Secretaries, Heads of Departments, Commissioners, Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak, Gurugram, Faridabad and Karnal divisions, all deputy commissioners and Registrar, Punjab and Haryana High Court.
While no deadline has been fixed for the submission of details sought from the employees, it remains to be seen whether the employees will sincerely submit such details to the State Government
Earlier, the State Government had made it mandatory for the persons entering the Government job to give an undertaking in writing to not accept dowry when getting married and furnish details of all the articles of property and amount of money, if received any, during the wedding.
In the past, the Haryana Government has remained in the limelight for issuing controversial orders to its employees.
The controversial orders issued in the past included directions to senior bureaucrats to must attend the State-level International Yoga day programmes or face disciplinary action, ensure updating of Human Resources Management System (HRMS) or else their monthly salary will be stopped, directions to employees to ensure atleast one transaction within a week through cashless mode of payments use .