 statement of objects and reasonsthe last few years have witnessed the increase in political corruption the involvenent of names of ministers and legislators, not only at the central level but also at the state levels, in corruption cases, has not only brought disgrace, discredit and regret to the esteemed organisations of parliament, central executive, state legislatures and state governments but to make worse of all, has forced people to doubt the integrity and honesty, the basic tenets of the institution of democracy, associated with the political system the faith of public in the institution of democracy is on the decline to restore public faith in the political system, it is necessary that ministers and members of parliament declare their assets regularly such a step will not only prohibit the misuse of political power but will also set an example for public morality which can be emulated by others the members of parliament are the representatives of the people they should carry clean image before the public going by the prevailing political culture in india and the moral degeneracy that has of late set in our public life, there is need for a law that makes periodic declaration of assets by all ministers and members of parliament compulsory the civil servants have also amassed assets disproportionate to the known sources of their income very often such assets are held in benami or in the name of their family members the arm of law does not extend to them in many cases the departmental requirement of furnishing returns of property by civil servants is neither adequate nor effective in any case, once a person chooses to work as a civil servant, his assets should be known to the legislature and through them to the public whom the civil servants are supposed to serve the bill, therefore, provides for annual declaration of assets held or acquired by ministers, members of parliament and civil servants as well as by their dependents in order to let the people know that their representatives in parliament and civil servants do not have assets disproportionate to their known sources of income hence this bill new detnt; march 23, 1998 bachi singh rawat memorandum regarding delegated legislationa -lause 10 of the bill empowers the central government to frame tules for carry- purposes of the bill as the rules to be framed will relate to matters of detail e delegation of legislative power is of a normal character