JAN LOKPAL BILL

Submitted To: Prof. Sunil Bhardwaj

Submitted By: Neha Kalsi MBA Ist –SEM University Of Jammu Bhaderwah Campus

Anna Hazare spearheaded a nationwide campaign to demand a strong anti-

corruption law Jan Lokpal Bill.

LET’S UNDERSTAND JAN LOKPAL BILL

Institution of Jan Lokpal at central govt levelJan Lokayukta in each state

Correspondingly Jan Lokpal to accept corruption complaints against Central govt dept and Jan Lokayukta against state govt dept

Each will have 10 members and 1 chairperson

Will be completely Independent

Politicians and bureaucrats will not able to interfere in their functioning

Will get whatever financial resources they require and will be empowered to select and employ any number of employees from within the government or outside.

CORRUPTION AT HIGH LEVELS

After investigation if proven guilty following 2 actions shall be taken:

Power to dismiss corrupt officers

If complaint is proved, can remove a govt officer or impose departmental penalties

Time bound trialWill file a case in trial courtTrial in the court to complete & announce

punishment within next 1 yearMay direct the govt to set up additional courts to complete the trial in time

And most importantly Jan Lokpal and Jan

Lokayukta have:

Power to punish if its orders are not

followedCan impose financial penalties on the guilty

officials.

Initiate contempt proceedings against the

guilty officials.

CORRUPTION AT LOW LEVELS

Common man is compelled to pay bribe

Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta will provide relief to the

common as:

Each govt dept will have to make Citizen’s Charter

Charter specifies who does what job and in how

much time

Eg. charter will tell X officer will make ration

card in Y days

If Charter is not followed, then people can

complain to the Head of that department

who will be designated as the Public

Grievance Officer (PGO)

PGO will redress the complaint within 30

days maximum

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BUT NOW SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING………….Prime Minister should not be covered under Jan

Lokpal!

Judiciary should not be covered under Jan Lokpal…….

People’s Grievances will overburden them….Lokpal should only investigate a few high profile cases of

corruption!

……..Lokpal should not be given the responsibility of protecting the whistleblowers!

CBI, CVC and departmental vigilance should not be merged into Lokpal… Let Lokpal be a small body and let the existing anti-corruption bodies keep functioning in ineffective manner as they are……