8/9/13 GD Topic : Lokpal Bill.

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Lokpal BillBackground

The Jan Lokpal Bill also referred as citizen's ombudsman bill.The Jan Lokpal Bill aims to effectively deter corruption, readdress grievances ofcitizens, and protect whistle-blowers. If made into law, the bill would create anindependent ombudsman body called Lokpal (Sanskrit: protector of the people).Itwould be empowered to register and investigate complaints of corruption againstpoliticians and bureaucrats without prior government approval.In April 2011, civil activist Anna Hazare started a Satyagraha movement bycommencing an indefinite fast in New Delhi to demand the passing of bill.Movement attracted attention of media, and hundreds of thousands of supporters,in part due to the organizational skills of Arvind Kejriwal. Following Hazare's fourday hunger strike, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that the bill wouldbe re-introduced in 2011 monsoon session of the Parliament.

Features of proposed bill

To establish a central government anti-corruption institution called Lokpal,supported by Lokayukta at the state level. As in the case of the Supreme Courtand Cabinet Secretariat, Lokpal will be supervised by the Cabinet Secretary andthe Election Commission. As a result, it will be completely independent of thegovernment and free from ministerial influence in its investigations.Members will be appointed by judges, Indian Administrative Service officers with aclean record, private citizens and constitutional authorities through a transparentand participator process.A selection committee will invite short-listed candidates for interviews, videorecordings of which will thereafter be made public.Every month on its website, the Lokayukta will publish a list of cases dealt with ,brief details of each, their outcome and any action taken or proposed. It will alsopublish lists of all cases received by the Lokayukta during the previous month,cases dealt with and those which are pending.Investigations of each case must be completed in one year. Any resulting trialsshould be concluded in the following year, giving a total maximum process time oftwo years.Losses to the government by a corrupt individual will be recovered at the time ofconviction.Government office work required by a citizen that is not completed within aprescribed time period will result in Lokpal imposing financial penalties on thoseresponsible, which will then be given as compensation to the complainant.Complaints against any officer of Lokpal will be investigated and completed withinmonth and, if found to be substantive, will result in the officer being dismissedwithin two months.The existing anti-corruption agencies [CVC], departmental vigilance and the anti-corruption branch of the [CBI] will be merged into Lokpal which will have completepower authority to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge orpolitician.Whistleblowers who alert the agency to potential corruption cases will also beprovided with protection by it.

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