India, Nov. 8 -- The 2016 Amendment does away with the statutory disclosure of assets owned or held by spouses and dependent children of public servants.

The Rajasthan government's decision to issue show-cause notices to IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal and his wife, IPS officer Prashakha Mathur, over discrepancies in their immovable property declarations has once again brought into focus the gaps in India's framework for ensuring accountability among public servants.

The notices, issued on 30 October, asked the two officers to explain why their online immovable property statements since 2021 did not disclose any immovable properties, despite communications having been submitted to the state government regarding property transactions under t...