Union ministers recently declared their assets to the Prime Minister's Office which put it up on its web site for public knowledge. We compared these declarations to the ones that some ministers made when in 2009, and here's what we found.
Part I: PIX: Who is the richest minister of all?
Sharad Pawar
Cash in Hand + Deposits in Banks
Rs 35,88,568 (plus Rs 31,66,240 in wife's name and Rs 25,52,302 under Hindu Undivided Family)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 46,76,508 (plus Rs 94,00,616 in wife's name and Rs 43,14,067 under joint family)
Investments (shares/bonds)
Rs 63,48,347 ( plus Rs 72,05,493 in wife's name and Rs 3,27,500 under Hindu undivided family)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 49,37,894 (plus Rs 1,39,42,491 in wife's name and Rs 4,27,500 under joint family)Jewellery
Rs 24,69,022
(Gold 808.400 gm Rs 16,19,445; Silver 15,171 gm Rs 8,49,577)
In his wife's name Rs 11,00,096
(Gold 251.150 gm Rs 498264; Silver 10747 gm Rs 6,01,832)
Under Hindu undivided family
Rs 9,92,214
(Gold 361.500 gm Rs 7,09,464; Silver 5049 gm Rs 28,27,509)
Disclosure made in 2009
Jewellery worth Rs 15,08,965 (plus Rs 5,99,230 in his wife's name and Rs 6,25,607 under joint family)
Immovable Assets
Rs 3,46,00,000 (plus Rs 96,97,559 in his wife's name)
Property worth Rs 1,64,81,000 under Hindu undivided family
Disclosure made in 2009 elections
In his wife's name: Rs 61,16,686
In the name of dependent: Rs 85,97,500
Motor Vehicle
NIL
Disclosure made when contesting 2009 elections
NIL
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Praful Patel is worth Rs 100 crores
Praful Patel
Cash in Hand + Deposits in Banks
Rs 1,75,285 ( plus Rs 5,95,439 in wife's name)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 2,92,169 (plus in wife's name Rs 3,68,799 and Rs 60,203 in the name of a dependent)
Investments (shares/bonds)
Rs 2,80,80,790 (plus in wife's name Rs 1,50,64,026)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 2,81,18,487 (plus Rs 1,49,28,861 in wife's name and Rs 30,71,414 in the name of a dependent)
Jewellery
Rs 76,05,725 (plus in the name of wife Rs 1,50,57,150)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 67,92,600 (plus Rs 1,33,34,599 in wife's name and Rs 1,33,29,865 in the name of dependent)
Immovable Assets
Rs 33,76,71,814 (plus Rs 52,21,89,873 in wife's name )
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 30,81,47,076 (in wife's name Rs 37,74,47,285)
Motor Vehicle
Vehicle owned by partnership firms and companies
Disclosure made in 2009
NIL
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P Chidambaram is worth Rs 27 crores
P Chidambaram
Cash in Hand + Deposits in Banks
Rs 3,59,45,829 (Rs 5,00,480 under HUF)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 3,36,32,216 (plus in wife's name Rs 3,29,54,326 and Rs 4,29,350 under Hindu Undivided Family)
Investments (shares/bonds)
Rs 89,73,178 (plus in wife's name Rs 50,18,845 and Rs 1,42,691 under HUF)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 57,46,400 (plus in wife's name Rs 19,99,198 and Rs 1,43,790 under HUF)
Jewellery
Rs 65,955(plus in wife's name 7,75,205 and Rs 37,360 undet HUF)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 89,860 (Plus in wife's name Rs 37,23,240 and Rs 76,410 under HUF)
Immovable Assets
Rs 28,94,579 (plus in wife's name Rs 4,27,77,641 and Rs 76,18,985 under HUF)
Disclosure made in 2009
Immovable Assets worth Rs 5,38,38,400 (in wife's name Rs 7,63,84,465)
Motor Vehicle
Rs 20,58,497 (Skoda, Ford Fiesta, Kinetic Honda) and Rs 24,39,683 in wife's name
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 11,32,097 (Ford Fieasta, Skoda) and in wife's name Rs 10,05,171 (Innova, Toyota Corolla)
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Ghulam Nabi Azad too doesn't own a car!
Gulam Nabi Azad
Cash in Hand + Deposits in Banks
Rs 28,90,000 (plus in wife's name Rs 1,06,43,000)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 20,08,552 (plus in wife's name Rs 61,32,124)
Investments (shares/bonds)
NIL
Disclosure made in 2009
NIL
Jewellery
In his wife's name Rs 6,26,500
Disclosure made in 2009
In his wife's name Rs 4,20,000
Immovable Assets
A residential flat worth Rs 15,00,000 and half an acre land worth Rs 10,00,000. Total Rs 25,00,000 in wife's name
Disclosure made in 2009
NIL
Motor Vehicle
NIL
Disclosure made in 2009
NIL
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The houses of Sibals
Kapil Sibal
Cash in Hand + Deposits in Banks
Rs 67,39,000 (plus in his wife's name Rs 27,69,500)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 48,48,848 (plus in his wife's name Rs 30,50,500)
Investments (shares/bonds)
Rs 96,50,000 (plus in his wife's name Rs 23,300)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 39,45,000 (plus in his wife's name Rs 23,300)
Jewellery
Rs 20,56,000 (plus in his wife's name Rs 29,50,000)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 17,89,000 (plus in his wife's name Rs 28,65,000)
Immovable Assets
Rs 16,43,11,000 (plus in his wife's name Rs 7,50,00,000)
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 16,08,35,332 (plus in his wife's name Rs 7,50,00,000)
Motor Vehicle
Rs 9,20,000
Disclosure made in 2009
Rs 27,86,811
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