Only four states have appointed judicial, non-judicial members of Lokayukta, says reportThe report issued on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day analyses the working of Lokayukta (state-level ombudsman) in the country,...
08 Dec, 2020, 06.49 PM IST
Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has no power to review its own ordersThis comes after the Lokpal witnessed an increasing number of complainants desirous of a "reconsideration" or "review" of the orders passed...
15 Oct, 2020, 01.38 PM IST
Delay in appointment of Lokpal & Lokayukta: Who will bell the graft?An anti-corruption plank was key to Narendra Modi’s 2014 campaign, but the delay in appointing a Lokpal has given short shrift to it.
10 Nov, 2018, 11.34 PM IST
Only lok, not lokayukta, can quiz me: Mamata BanerjeeAmid a stormy session, West Bengal assembly passed Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill 2018.
27 Jul, 2018, 10.56 AM IST
No need for Lokayukta, we have two commissions: Jammu and Kashmir to SCThe bench, which said it would hear the issue raised by J&K, also told Upadhyay that he could do a comparative study of what the Lokayukta ...
10 Jul, 2018, 06.49 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik explains why the state has no LokayuktaOdisha had been the first to announce a state act, after the UPA II’s Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, but it never appointed a Lokayukta.
29 Mar, 2018, 05.05 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks reasons from 11-states for not appointing Lokayukta12 states are Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Delh...
23 Mar, 2018, 06.48 PM IST
Government examining ministerial-panel report on Lokpal: Jitendra SinghThe Act envisages establishment of the anti-graft body Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states to look into cases of corruption again...
02 Aug, 2017, 05.26 PM IST
No grant to states for setting up Lokayuktas: GovernmentThere is no provision in the Lokpal Act for providing any assistance to state governments for establishing Lokayuktas, the Lok Sabha was in...
12 Aug, 2015, 02.37 PM IST
File property returns under Lokpal without fail: Government to babusThe first return under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act as on August 1, 2014 should be filed on or before April 30, 2015, an order issued by D...
10 Apr, 2015, 06.48 PM IST
Budget 2015: Three-fold increase in Lokpal budget; CVC outlay increased tooThe Centre had made a token provision of Rs two crore in its last fiscal's budget. The CVC had got Rs 20.35 crore for 2014-15.
28 Feb, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
Government declines info on Lokpal, cites fiduciary relationshipReplying to an RTI query, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said the process of making functional the Lokpal is yet to be com...
06 Oct, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
Narendra Mdoi governrment to enhance Lokpal's powersDoPT is currently in consultations with the law ministry over the proposed changes in Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act rules.
12 Jun, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
Lokpal: Government employees to file separate property returnsAccording to Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, a public servant shall, within 30 days from date on which he takes oath to enter office, furn...
17 Feb, 2014, 11.31 PM IST
Uttrakhand to implement Lokayukta based on LokpalVijay Bahuguna today said Uttarakhand will be the first state to implement a Lokayukta Act based on the anti-corruption law passed by the P...
19 Dec, 2013, 06.22 PM IST
Arun Jaitley's advice on Article 252 likely to help pass Lokpal BillThe government is amenable to the suggestion that Lokayukta provisions be hived off the Lokpal Bill.
27 Mar, 2012, 01.34 PM IST
- Lokpal bill: BJP does not want this bill to be passed, says Kapil Sibal
Kapil Sibal, while participating in the debate on Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha, said: "BJP does not want this bill to get passed... their p...
28 Dec, 2011, 03.45 AM IST