Parliament proceedings | No annual report from Lokpal laid in Parliament: govt
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Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, which got here into being in 2019, is required to current to president and Parliament an annual report on the work executed by it however no such report has been laid in the 2 Houses, the Rajya Sabha was knowledgeable on February 4.
On March 23, 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of workplace to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as chairperson of Lokpal, the highest physique to inquire and examine allegations of corruption towards public functionaries.
“Lokpal is an independent statutory body established under Section 3 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. In terms of Section 48 of the said Act, the Lokpal is required to present annually to the President a report on the work done by it, which is caused to be laid in both the Houses of the Parliament,” Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh mentioned in a written reply. “No such report has been laid,” he mentioned.
The Lokpal’s eight members have been administered the oath by Justice Ghose on March 27, 2019.
The Lokpal acquired 1,427 complaints throughout 2019-20. Of these, 613 have been associated to State authorities officers and 4 towards Union Ministers and Members of Parliament, in response to the ombudsman’s information.
As many as 89 complaints, together with three towards Members of Parliament, have been acquired by the Lokpal between April and December 2020, the information mentioned.
