LOKPAL BILL

<ol><li>To establish a central government anti-corruption institution called <i>Lokpal</i>, supported by <i>Lokayukta</i> at the state level.</li><li>As in the case of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court" title="Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_Secretariat" title="Cabinet Secretariat">Cabinet Secretariat</a>, the <i>Lokpal</i> will be supervised by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary" title="Cabinet Secretary">Cabinet Secretary</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_Commission_of_India" title="Election Commission of India">Election Commission</a>. As a result, it will be completely independent of the government and free from ministerial influence in its investigations.</li><li>Members will be appointed by judges, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a> officers with a clean record, private citizens and constitutional authorities through a transparent and participatory process.</li><li>A selection committee will invite shortlisted candidates for interviews, videorecordings of which will thereafter be made public.</li><li>Every month on its website, the <i>Lokayukta</i> will publish a list of cases dealt with, brief details of each, their outcome and any action taken or proposed. It will also publish lists of all cases received by the <i>Lokayukta</i> during the previous month, cases dealt with and those which are pending.</li><li>Investigations of each case must be completed in one year. Any resulting trials should be concluded in the following year, giving a total maximum process time of two years.</li><li>Losses caused to the government by a corrupt individual will be recovered at the time of conviction.</li><li>Government officework required by a citizen that is not completed within a prescribed time period will result in <i>Lokpal</i> imposing financial penalties on those responsible, which will then be given as compensation to the complainant.</li><li>Complaints against any officer of <i>Lokpal</i> will be investigated and completed within a month and, if found to be substantive, will result in the officer being dismissed within two months.</li><li>The existing anti-corruption agencies (CVC, departmental vigilance and the anti-corruption branch of the CBI) will be merged into <i>Lokpal</i> which will have complete power and authority to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.</li><li>Whistleblowers who alert the agency to potential corruption cases will also be provided with protection by it.</li></ol>

HUMAN RIGHTS LOKPAL BILL

To establish a central government anti-corruption institution called Lokpal , supported by Lokayukta at the state level. As in the case of ...

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