In the last three years, one Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been charged of possessing disproportionate assets, according to Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy & Space, Dr Jitendra Singh. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, he said that even though no consolidated data is maintained by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) of the number of cases pertaining to charges of disproportionate assets against top officials in Government of India, however, as per available information, the sanction for prosecution on the specific charge of 'disproportionate assets' was issued against one Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in the last three years. Similarly, the sanction for prosecution was issued against three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the last three years under Prevention of Corruption Act.