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IN PICS: Crorepati Sharad Pawar owns no car

Last updated on: September 14, 2011 14:11 IST
Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar

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.

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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

Rs 2,10,00,000

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

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Minister for Heavy Industries Praful Patel

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

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Home Minister P Chidambaram

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!

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Minister of Health and Family Welfare Gulam Nabi Azad

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

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Minister of Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal

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