Yana Chandak, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, UPES, Dehradun
ABSTRACT
The problem of corruption is neither new nor it is restricted to the developing countries only. The harm that corruption poses to the country’s security and stability, as well as to socio economic and political advancement, is demonstrated by the well known facts and several previously present evidences, and weakening moral and democratic principles.. One of the main causes of the government's sluggish pace in carrying out ambitious projects and programmes is the tendency of corruption, which has caused enormous financial losses to the exchequer. With corrupt practices infecting every sphere of business, government, and society, corruption has become all-pervasive. Due to this, India's First Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) recommended in 1966 the creation of two unique organizations known as "Lokpal" and "Lokayukta" for the resolution of people' complaints. At the time, Dr. LM Singvi was the first to develop the term Lokpal, which was later adopted by numerous international countries. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013, was passed by the Indian Parliament, creating the statutory body of Lokpal and Lokayukta. The Lokpal and Lokayukta statutory bodies were establishedto provide a powerful administrative function of effective measure to combat corruption in the country.
In this paper, I will discuss the notion of the Lokpal and Lokayukta statutory bodies, their genesis and history, numerous acts such as the Lokpal Bill and the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act of 2013, functions and powers of both bodies, and various other concepts.
Keywords: Lokpal, Lokyukta, Corruption, Powers and functions, Structure.
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