Yogi issues guidelines for ministers for submitting their assets details till tomorrow

Lucknow: Even as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given an ultimatum to his ministerial colleagues to furnish their property details by tomorrow or action could be taken against them, now the BJP government has issued guidelines to its Ministers for running a clean and transparent government. In its eight-point guidelines, the Chief Minister has asked the Ministers to follow them in letter and spirit. The Yogi government in the state today completed its one month in office and is also holding its third cabinet meeting this evening to take decision on some more policy matters. According to sources here, the prominent guidelines issued are that a state minister cannot accept a gift worth over Rs 5,000 from anyone and if he or she do accept then it will have to be deposited to the government. The guidelines read: A minister cannot accept a bag or any other such thing and they have to keep themselves away from lavish parties besides they cannot purchase government properties. UP ministers should keep themselves away from the relatives who are working as a private contractor and they cannot take any loan that can affect the government. Besides, they will stay in government guest houses during their official visits and tour while every year by March 31, they will have to submit their assets detail, it said.