EPFO circular HRD-II/66/SPARROW/AIPR/2026/1479 · 07 Jan 2026
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Submission of Annual Immovable Property Return (AIPR) by all Officers/Officials holding Group ‘A’ & ‘B’ Posts through SPARROW for the year 2025 - Regarding HRD-II/66/SPARROW/AIPR/2026/1479 dated 07/01/2026
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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation requires all officers and officials holding Group A and Group B posts to submit their Annual Immovable Property Return for the year 2025. Employees must submit the return through the SPARROW portal. The portal accepts submissions from 06 January 2026 until 31 January 2026. Failure to submit the return by the deadline results in the denial of vigilance clearance and prevents consideration for empanelment for senior posts. Non-filing of the return also serves as grounds for disciplinary action. Once an employee submits the return, the system does not permit any edits or modifications.
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कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार) (MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) मुख्य कार्यालय/Head Office प्लेट ए, ग्राउण्ड फ्लोर, ब्लॉक-II, ईष्ट किदवई नगर, नई दिल्ली-110023 Plate A, Ground Floor, Block II, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023 Website: www.epfindia.gov.in
HRD-II/66/SPARROW/AIPR/2026 / 1479
Dated: 07 JAN 2026
To,
All Additional CPFCs (HQ) (Zones)/ Director PDUNASS All Additional CPFCs (Zones) Additional CPFC (ASD), Head Office/ Additional CPFC (ZTIs)
Sub: - Submission of Annual Immovable Property Return (AIPR) by all Officers/Officials holding Group 'A' & 'B' Posts through SPARROW for the year 2025- Reg.
Ref: - (i) Circular No. AVS-18(1) 2020-HRM-IX/30917/1163 dated 23.12.2024 (ii) DoP&T OM No. 11012/11/2007 dated 27.09.2011 (iii) CVC Office Order no. 17/11/2020 dated 23.11.2020
Madam/ Sir,
As per Rule 18(1)(ii) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, all government servants holding Group 'A' and Group 'B' posts are required to submit an annual return giving full particulars regarding immovable property inherited, owned, acquired, or held on lease/mortgage. This applies whether the property is in their own name or in the name of a family member.
"Every government servant belonging to any service or holding any post included in Group 'A' & Group 'B' shall submit an annual return in such form as may be prescribed by the government in this regard giving full particulars regarding the immovable property inherited by him or owned or acquired by him or held by him on lease or mortgage either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family or in the name of any other person".
Further, DoP&T OM dated 27.09.2011 has also conveyed the decision of the Government of India that the members of the Central Civil Services/Post who fail to submit the AIPR within the prescribed time limit which is the 31st January of the following year would be denied Vigilance Clearance and will not be considered for empanelment for senior posts. In addition, as per CVC Office Order no. 17/11/2020 dated 23.11.2020, non-filing of property return constitutes good and sufficient reason for institution of disciplinary action against the delinquent officials.
In this regard, it is to inform that this year the facility for submission of AIPR has been made available on the SPARROW Portal whereby the officer can login and submit their returns. The module will be operational from 06th January, 2026 and open till 31st January 2026. The following steps to be followed for filing Annual Immovable Property Return (AIPR) on the SPARROW Portal:
I. Log in to the SPARROW Portal. II. After logging in, locate and click on the IPR tab available on the left-hand side of the home page. It will redirect the user to a new window. III. Under the IPR (EPFO) section, click on the IPR tab. Following two options will be displayed: a. Declaration b. My IPR Status IV. To file the AIPR, click on the Declaration option. V. Next, select the relevant Statement as on date. VI. User will then be provided with three options: a. Fill New Declaration b. Copy Data from Previous Year Declaration c. Nil Declaration VII. Click on Fill New Declaration to enter the AIPR details. OR Click on Nil Declaration if there are no details to be furnished. VIII. The user may fill the form in: a. Electronic form b. Upload Physically signed form IX. The AIPR form will open. Carefully fill in all the required details in the respective fields. X. To add details of more than one property, click on the plus (+) sign available towards the bottom of the page. XI. After completing the property details, click on the Sign & Submit button available at the bottom of the page to submit the return. XII. Please note that once the AIPR is submitted, no editing or modification is permitted.
(This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority)
Yours faithfully,
[Image omitted. See the official document.] (Uday Gupta) Regional P. F. Commissioner-II (HRD-II)
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