Lokpal

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• Highlights of the Lokpal Act of 2013:

• The Act allows setting up of anti-corruption ombudsman called Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayukta at the State-level.

• The Lokpal will consist of a chairperson and a maximum of eight members.

• The Lokpal will cover all categories of public servants, including the Prime Minister. But the armed forces do not come under the ambit of Lokpal.

• The Act also incorporates provisions for attachment and confiscation of property acquired by corrupt means, even while the prosecution is pending.

• The States will have to institute Lokayuktawithin one year of the commencement of the Act.

• The Act also ensures that public servants who act as whistleblowers are protected.

• 2013 के लोकपाल अधिधियम की मुख्यधिशेषताएं:

• अधिधियम में कें द्र और लोकायुक्त में लोकपालिामक भ्रष्टाचार धिरोिी लोकपाल स्थाधपतकरिे की अिुमधत है।

• लोकपाल में एक अध्यक्ष और अधिकतम आठसदस्य होगें।

• लोकपाल प्रिािमंत्री सधहत सभी प्रकार केलोक सेिकों को किर करेगा। लेधकि सशस्त्रबल लोकपाल के दायरे में िही ंआते हैं।

• अधिधियम में अधभयोजि लंधबत होिे पर भीभ्रष्ट साििों द्वारा अधजित संपधि की कुकी औरजब्ती के प्राििाि शाधमल हैं।

• राज्ों को अधिधियम के प्रारंभ होिे के एक िषिके भीतर लोकायुक्त का गठि करिा होगा।

• अधिधियम यह भी सुधिधित करता है धकसाििजधिक कमिचारी जो व्हिसलब्लोअर केरूप में कायि करते हैं, िे सुरधक्षत हैं।

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• Which is the oldest known system designed for the redressal of citizen's grievance?

• A. Ombudsman System

• B. Lokpal

• C. Lokayukta

• D. None of the above

• िागररक धशकायत के धििारण के धलए

धिजाइि की गई सबसे पुरािी ज्ञात प्रणाली

कौि सी है?

• ए लोकपाल प्रणाली

• बी। लोकपाल

• सी। लोकायुक्त

• D. उपरोक्त में से कोई िही ं

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• Which was the first Indian state to establish the institution of Lokayukta?

• A. Bihar

• B. Uttar Pradesh

• C. Andhra Pradesh

• D. Maharashtra

• लोकायुक्त की संस्था स्थाधपत करिे िाला

पहला भारतीय राज् कौि सा था?

• उ। धबहार

• B. उिर प्रदेश

• C. आंध्र प्रदेश

• िी। महाराष्टर

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• When did The Lokpal and LokayuktasAct, 2013 came into force?

• A. January 2013

• B. May 2013

• C. December 2013

• D. January 2013

• लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त अधिधियम,

2013 कब लागू हुआ?

• A. जििरी 2013

• B. मई 2013

• सी। धदसंबर 2013

• िी। जििरी 2013

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• Which state's Lokayukta's office is considered to be the strongest in terms of power and scope?

• A. Bihar

• B. Karnataka

• C. Andhra Pradesh

• D. Maharashtra

• धकस राज् का लोकायुक्त कायािलय सिा

और कायिके्षत्र के मामले में सबसे मजबूत

मािा जाता है?

• उ। धबहार

• B. किािटक

• C. आंध्र प्रदेश

• िी। महाराष्टर

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• Who appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta?

• A. Governor of the state

• B. Chief Minister

C. Speaker of Lok Sabha

• D. Judge of High Court

• लोकायुक्त और उपलोकायुक्त की धियुव्हक्त

कौि करता है?

• A. राज् के राज्पाल

• लोकसभा के अध्यक्ष

• मुख्यमंत्री बी

• D. उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायािीश

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• Which was the first Commonwealth country in the world to adopt the Ombudsman system?

a) Indiab) Swedenc) New Zealandd) United Kingdom

• लोकपाल प्रणाली अपिािे िाला धिश्व कापहला राष्टर मंिल देश कौि सा था?

• a) भारत b) स्वीिि c) नू्यजीलैंि d)यूिाइटेि धकंगिम

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• The system of Ombudsman was created in 1809 in Sweden but it is NOT a commonwealth country.

• It was New Zealand that became the first Commonwealth country to adopt the Ombudsman system in the form of a Parliamentary Commissioner of Investigation

• लोकपाल की प्रणाली 1809 में स्वीिि में

बिाई गई थी, लेधकि यह एक सामान्य राष्टरिही ं है।

• यह नू्यजीलैंि था जो संसदीय आयुक्त जांच

के रूप में लोकपाल प्रणाली को अपिािेिाला पहला राष्टर मंिल देश बि गया

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• _______will be instituted to conduct trials on cases referred by Lokpal.?

• High court

• Supreme court

• Special courts

• Session court

• _______ लोकपाल द्वारा धिधदिष्ट मामलों

पर परीक्षण आयोधजत करिे के धलए

स्थाधपत धकया जाएगा?

• उच्च न्यायालय

• सुप्रीम कोटि

• धिशेष अदालतें

• सत्र न्यायालय

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• Who are the public servants covered by the Act?

• The Lokpal has jurisdiction to inquire into allegations of corruption against anyone who is or has been Prime Minister, or a Minister in the Union government, or a Member of Parliament, as well as offi•cials of the Union government under Groups A, B, C and D.

• Also covered are chairpersons, members, offi•cers and directors of any board, corporation, society, trust or autonomous body either established by an Act of Parliament or wholly or partly funded by the Centre. It also covers any society or trust or body that receives foreign contribution above ₹•10 lakh.

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• What happens if a charge is made against the PM?

• The Lokpal cannot inquire into any corruption charge against the Prime Minister if the allegations are related to international relations, external and internal security, public order, atomic energy and space, unless a full Bench of the Lokpal, consisting of its chair and all members, considers the initiation of a probe, and at least two-thirds of the members approve it.

• Such a hearing should be held in camera, and if the complaint is dismissed, the records shall not be published or made available to anyone.

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• How can a complaint be made and what happens next?

• A complaint under the Lokpal Act should be in the prescribed form and must pertain to an off•ence under the Prevention of Corruption Act against a public servant. There is no restriction on who can make such a complaint.

• When a complaint is received, the Lokpal may order a preliminary inquiry by its Inquiry Wing, or refer it for investigation by any agency, including the CBI, if there is a prima facie case.

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• What is the procedure for preliminary inquiry?

• The Inquiry Wing or any other agency will have to complete its preliminary inquiry and submit a report to the Lokpal within 60 days.

• It has to seek comments from both the public servant and “the competent authority,” before submitting its report. There will be a ‘competent authority’ for each category of public servant. For instance, for the Prime Minister, it is the Lok Sabha, and for other Ministers, it will be the Prime Minister. And for department offi•cials, it will be the Minister concerned.

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• Who are the functionaries of the Lokpal?

• The Lokpal will have a Secretary, who will be appointed by the Lokpal Chairperson from a panel of names prepared by the Central government.

• The Secretary will be of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. The Lokpal will have to appoint an Inquiry Wing, headed by a Director of Inquiry, and a Prosecution Wing, headed by a Director of Prosecution.

• Until these offi•cers are appointed, the government will have to make available offi•cers and staff•from its Ministries and Departments to conduct preliminary inquiries and pursue prosecution. The institution will also have to appoint other offi•cers and staff•

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