PANAJI
The Goa Lokayukta has publicly named an MLA, municipal councillors, Zilla Panchayat members and panchayat representatives who failed to submit their statements of assets and liabilities for 2024-25 despite receiving notices.
In a notice issued recently, the anti-corruption watchdog disclosed the names of the public functionaries who had not filed the mandatory declarations for the financial year ending March 31, 2025. Among those named is Nuvem MLA Aleixo Antonio De Piedade Sequeira.
The list also includes several councillors of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), councillors from municipal councils across the State, and members of Zilla Panchayats. Subsequent pages of the notice carry the names of panchayat members from various villages.
Under the Goa Lokayukta Act, public functionaries are required to periodically disclose their assets and liabilities. The declarations for the year ending March 31, 2025, were to be submitted by November 5, 2025. According to the Lokayukta, those named in the notice had failed to comply with the requirement even by September 30, 2026. The anti-corruption body stated that it had already forwarded a report on the defaulters to the competent authorities on August 8, 2026. Copies of the report were also sent to the public functionaries concerned, it said. Despite being informed, the individuals continued to remain in default, prompting the Lokayukta to publish their names. The publication has been carried out under Section 21(2) of the Goa Lokayukta Act, 2011, which empowers the institution to make public the names of functionaries who fail to furnish the required information.
The latest disclosure places renewed focus on compliance with statutory obligations by public representatives, particularly at a time when transparency and accountability in public life are under increasing scrutiny.
