KNOW OUR LOKPAL BILL
The Jan Lokpal Bill, also referred to as
the Citizen's ombudsman Bill is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil society activists in India seeking the
appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent corruption investigation body.This draft bill has also proposed improvements to the Lokpal and
Lokayukta Bill 2011, which was to be passed by Lok Sabha in December 2011. The Jan Lokpal Bill aims to effectively deter
corruption, redress grievances of citizens, and protect whistle-blowers.
If made into law, the bill would create an independent ombudsman body called the Lokpal . The body would be empowered to register and investigate complaints of
corruption against politicians and bureaucrats without prior government
approval The prefix Jan (translation:
citizens) signifies the fact that these improvements include inputs provided by
"ordinary citizens" through an activist-driven, non-governmental
public consultation
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