Says a senior IPS officer in the state who declared his assets to the public on a social-networking website

In a first display of transparent honesty among lawmen, the director general and inspector general of police of fire services and home guards has put up details of his immovable property returns (as submitted to the Government-DPAR) on his Facebook profile for all to see. DV Guruprasad said, "I wanted to declare information about my assets to the public because I am a public servant and I get my salary from them. I personally believe that I am accountable to them." This is the first time a senior IPS officer in the state is declaring his immovable assets to the public, though most IAS and IPS officers consider this information as 'confidential'.

Many IAS and IPS officers have not declared their assets before the government, though according to the DPAR rules, they should submit the same between January 1 and March 31 every year. The DGP's initiative was discussed during the debate over bureaucrats' immovable assets not being known to the public.u00a0"I am educated in the UK where police officers work under municipal administration and the public have access to their work details. If the officer is not performing, he will be shunted out and if he is rendering the services satisfactorily, he will get encouragement, he said, adding that such a system will lead to better service."