Lokpal

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Manager Singh, the former director-general of the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, for alleged irregularities in the company's contracts.

The occasion for changes in the Lokpal Act, to confer the anti-corruption ombudsman with the powers to reconsider and review its orders, has not arisen, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

The Lokpal has failed to provide prosecution sanction to public servants charged with corruption, since its constitution nearly three years ago, according to an RTI reply by the anti-graft ombudsman.

An online system that enables people to file corruption complaints with the Lokpal was inaugurated here on Monday by the anti-graft ombudsman Chief Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose.

The number of complaints submitted to the Lokpal has considerably reduced over the years which is a good reflection on the Modi government as there is hardly anything to complain against, Minister of State for Personnel and PMO Jitendra Singh said.

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has received 12 complaints of corruption, including eight against senior government officials, between April and June this year, according to latest official data.

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has written to the Central government for the appointment of the directors of inquiry and prosecution, two top personnel for looking into complaints of corruption and processing the prosecution of guilty public serva

Central Vigilance Commission has asked chief vigilance officers (CVOs) of central government organisations and public sector banks to ensure an uninterrupted tenure of minimum 4 months for officers conducting enquiry into graft complaints from Lokpal

Punjab's main opposition party AAP on Tuesday wrote to the state Lokpal, seeking a probe into alleged irregularities in the purchase of 'Fateh' kits for coronavirus patients by the Congress government.

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, which came into being in 2019, is required to present to President and Parliament an annual report on the work done by it but no such report has been laid in the two Houses, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has got an allocation of nearly Rs 40 crore for 2021-22 to meet its establishment and construction related expenditures, according to the Union Budget presented on Monday.

As many as 89 complaints, including three against Members of Parliament (MPs), were received by anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal between April and December 2020, according to official data.

A total of 55 complaints, including three against Members of Parliament (MPs), were received by anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal between April and September period of this fiscal, according to official data.

Lokpal member Justice AK Tripathi (retired) has died due to coronavirus infection, sources said. He was 62. He had been admitted to AIIMS in Delhi on April 2. His daughter and cook who were infected with the highly contagious COVID-19 have recovered, sources said.

Lokpal member Ajay Kumar Tripathi has tested positive for the coronavirus and his condition is "critical but stable", official sources said on Sunday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Manager Singh, the former director-general of the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, for alleged irregularities in the company's contracts.

The occasion for changes in the Lokpal Act, to confer the anti-corruption ombudsman with the powers to reconsider and review its orders, has not arisen, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

The Lokpal has failed to provide prosecution sanction to public servants charged with corruption, since its constitution nearly three years ago, according to an RTI reply by the anti-graft ombudsman.

An online system that enables people to file corruption complaints with the Lokpal was inaugurated here on Monday by the anti-graft ombudsman Chief Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose.

The number of complaints submitted to the Lokpal has considerably reduced over the years which is a good reflection on the Modi government as there is hardly anything to complain against, Minister of State for Personnel and PMO Jitendra Singh said.

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has received 12 complaints of corruption, including eight against senior government officials, between April and June this year, according to latest official data.

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has written to the Central government for the appointment of the directors of inquiry and prosecution, two top personnel for looking into complaints of corruption and processing the prosecution of guilty public serva

Central Vigilance Commission has asked chief vigilance officers (CVOs) of central government organisations and public sector banks to ensure an uninterrupted tenure of minimum 4 months for officers conducting enquiry into graft complaints from Lokpal

Punjab's main opposition party AAP on Tuesday wrote to the state Lokpal, seeking a probe into alleged irregularities in the purchase of 'Fateh' kits for coronavirus patients by the Congress government.

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, which came into being in 2019, is required to present to President and Parliament an annual report on the work done by it but no such report has been laid in the two Houses, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has got an allocation of nearly Rs 40 crore for 2021-22 to meet its establishment and construction related expenditures, according to the Union Budget presented on Monday.

As many as 89 complaints, including three against Members of Parliament (MPs), were received by anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal between April and December 2020, according to official data.

A total of 55 complaints, including three against Members of Parliament (MPs), were received by anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal between April and September period of this fiscal, according to official data.

Lokpal member Justice AK Tripathi (retired) has died due to coronavirus infection, sources said. He was 62. He had been admitted to AIIMS in Delhi on April 2. His daughter and cook who were infected with the highly contagious COVID-19 have recovered, sources said.

Lokpal member Ajay Kumar Tripathi has tested positive for the coronavirus and his condition is "critical but stable", official sources said on Sunday.