04-05-2012, 04:25 PM
The Jan Lokpal Bill
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Deficiencies in the present anti-corruption systems
Anti Corruption System At Central Government Level:
CVC
Departmental Vigilance
CBI
Central Vigilance Commission(CVC):
Lack of Adequate resources
Merely an advisory body
CVC cannot direct CBI to initiate enquiries against any officer of the level of Joint Secretary and above on its own
CVC does not have powers to register criminal case
It does not have powers over politicians
Departmental Vigilance Wings
officers in the vigilance wing of a department are from the same department
In some departments, especially in the Ministries , some officials double up as vigilance officials
It does not have the powers to register an FIR
They also do not have any powers against politicians
Government’s proposal
Lokpal will not have any power to either initiate action suo motu in any case or even receive complaints of corruption from general public. The general public will make complaints to the speaker of Lok Sabha or chairperson of Rajya Sabha. Only those complaints forwarded by Speaker of Lok Sabha/ Chairperson of Rajya Sabha to Lokpal would be investigated by Lokpal
Lokpal has been proposed to be an advisory body. Lokpal, after enquiry in any case, will forward its report to the competent authority. The competent authority will have final powers to decide whether to take action on Lokpal’s report or not
Civil Society proposal
Lokpal will have powers to initiate investigations suo moto in any case and also to directly entertain complaints from the public. It will not need reference or permission from anyone to initiate investigation into any case.
Lokpal is not an advisory body. It will have the powers to initiate prosecution against any one after completion of investigations in any case. It will also have powers to order disciplinary proceedings against any government servant