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Name & Designation SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI Minister of State DECLARATION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (AS ON 31.3.2018) Name & Designation SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Housing and Urban Affairs Father's Name (Late) Shri B.S. Puri Spouse & Designation Mrs. Lakshmi Puri Assistant Secretary-General United Nations & Deputy Executive Director UN Women, New York (Resigned on 31 January, 2018) Children Two daughters Delhi Address 6 Akbar Road, New Delhi-110011 Party Affiliation Bharatiya Janata Party Date of Taking Oath September 3, 2017 Dependent children No dependent children 1 Movable Property S.No. Description In the name In the name of Remarks of Self Spouse Mrs. Lakshmi Puri 1. Cash Nil Nil 2. Bank Accounts Canara Bank Rs.4,23,224 Rs.3,17,921 -- Hauz Khas, New Delhi — Pension Account Canara Bank Rs.1,50,000 Rs.1,50,000 Hauz Khas, New Delhi — PPF Account State Bank of India, Rs.11,73,748 Rs.5,023 Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi HDFC Bank Rs.24,57,118 -- -- Anand Niketan New Delhi HDFC Bank, Anand Rs.46,503 -- -- Niketan,New Delhi (Puri Family Trust) HSBC Bank Rs.32,137 Rs.65,859 -- Basant Lok now shifted to South Extension, New Delhi HSBC Bank Rs.1,31,742 -- (NRE Savings Account) Basant Lok now shifted to South Extension, New Delhi UBS Bank, Geneva Account Swiss Francs closed on 50,000 26.2.18 United Nations Federal -- US$ 2,67,046.90 Credit Union (UNFCU), New York Bank of America -- US$ 1,14,415 New York 3. Motor Vehicles Honda City, -- Cost: (Details of make, Model:SVMT, Rs.11,23,133 cost etc.) in the name Date of of Self Purchase: 16.1.2014 2 4. Jewellery (details of -- Approximate weight/value) value: Rs.25,00,000 Investments made in Mutual Funds in Dec, 2017 (value as on 31 March, 2018): 1) Folio No.599313118995, UTI Hybrid Equity Fund Balanced - Growth, Units: 17,476.682, Value: Rs.28,84,385/- 2) Folio No.13300012/41, HDFC Equity Fund - Growth, Units: 3092.748, Value: Rs.18,29,583/- 3) Folio No.11038190/66, ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Fund — Growth, Units 7668.53, Value: Rs.19,33,416/- 4) Folio No. 11038190/66, ICICI Prudential Equity and Debit Fund — Growth, Units: 23130.30, Value: Rs.28,88,743/- Liabilities A mortgage loan of Swiss Francs 10,60,000 from UBS bank, Geneva has been obtained on the apartment in Geneva owned by Mrs. Lakshmi Puri. An amount of Swiss Francs 1,25,000 has already been paid off towards principal amount. Now, an amount of Swiss Francs 21,000 is being paid by her annually to the Bank towards interest on the balance of loan amount of Swiss Francs 8,85,000. Immovable Property S.No. Address of the Description Owner Purchase Value property of property 1. B-17, Westend Apartment Self Rs.2.5 Crore Colony Date of First Floor Purchase: New Delhi-110022 January 2005 (Vacant) 2. PH-3, Tower 1 Penthouse Jointly Rs.4,53,15,000 The Hibiscus owned by Date of Sector 50 Ms.Himayani Purchase: Gurgaon-122018 Puri 14.6.2007 Haryana (Daughter) & (Vacant) Self 3 3. Plot No.48, Indian House Mrs. Cost of Plot: Foreign Service constructed Lakshmi Puri Rs.19,52,760 Officers' Welfare on Plot (spouse) Cost of Organisation(IFSWO), No.48 by construction: Plot No.1, Pocket-P6, IFSWO 42,38,798 Greater NOIDA (U.P.) Total: 61,91,559 (Vacant) Date of Acquisition: August 2009 4. No.4A Apartment Mrs. *1.6 million Swiss Residence Prevert Lakshmi Puri Francs Date of Chemin des (spouse) Purchase: March Couleuvres 2006 1295 Tannay Switzerland (Vacant) *A mortgage loan of Swiss Francs 10,60,000 from UBS bank, Geneva has been obtained on the apartment in Geneva owned by Mrs. Lakshmi Puri. An amount of Swiss Francs 1,25,000 has already been paid off towards principal amount. Now, an amount of Swiss Francs 21,000 is being paid by her annually to the Bank towards interest on the balance loan amount of Swiss Francs 8,85,000. DECLARATION I, Hardeep Singh Puri, hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Date: 26 July 2018 ( Hardeep Singh Puri ) 4 .
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