Now Whistle-blowers' Bill to include ministers, armed forces
One of the recommendations of the Committee to include judiciary has been rejected as it would be achieved through other legislations.
By PTI | Updated:
NEW DELHI: Now ministers, intelligence agencies and armed forces will come under the ambit of a reworked legislation aimed at protecting whistle-blowers who report corruption and providing for severe punishment to those who expose their identity or try to victimise such people.
Accepting some key recommendations of a Parliamentary Committee which scrutinised the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010, the government had reworked the legislation which was cleared by the Union Cabinet recently.
A major amendment cleared by the Cabinet is the inclusion of ministers, MPs, defence services, intelligence agencies, bank officials and PSUs under the ambit of the bill.
One of the recommendations of the Committee to include judiciary has been rejected as "it would be achieved through other legislations," sources said.
The legislation provides for setting up a regular mechanism to encourage persons to disclose information on corruption or wilful misuse of power by public servants to cause "demonstrable losses" to the government.
The bill also seeks to provide "adequate protection to persons reporting corruption or wilful misuse of discretion which causes demonstrable loss to the government or commission of a criminal offence by a public servant."
Accepting some key recommendations of a Parliamentary Committee which scrutinised the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010, the government had reworked the legislation which was cleared by the Union Cabinet recently.
A major amendment cleared by the Cabinet is the inclusion of ministers, MPs, defence services, intelligence agencies, bank officials and PSUs under the ambit of the bill.
One of the recommendations of the Committee to include judiciary has been rejected as "it would be achieved through other legislations," sources said.
The legislation provides for setting up a regular mechanism to encourage persons to disclose information on corruption or wilful misuse of power by public servants to cause "demonstrable losses" to the government.
The bill also seeks to provide "adequate protection to persons reporting corruption or wilful misuse of discretion which causes demonstrable loss to the government or commission of a criminal offence by a public servant."
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