Janlokpal slide show

8/6/2019 Janlokpal slide show

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JAN LOKPAL BILL


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Anna Hazare spearheaded a nationwide campaignto demand a strong anti-corruption law

Jan Lokpal Bill.


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Lets understand JAN LOKPALBILL

Institution of

Jan Lokpal at central govt level

Jan Lokayukta in each state

Correspondingly Jan Lokpal to accept corruptioncomplaints against Central govtdept andJanLokayukta against state govt dept

Each will have 10 members and 1 chairperson


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Lets understand JAN LOKPALBILL

Will be completely Independent

Politicians and bureaucrats will not able

to interfere in their functioning

Will get whatever financial resources

they require and will be empowered toselect and employ any number ofemployees from within the governmentor outside.


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Corruption at HighLevels

Present System - Despite Evidence, NoPunishment

Proposed System - Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta willensure punishment for corruption by:

Time bound investigations

Investigation to be completed within 1 year May employ more staff to complete within time


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Corruption at HighLevelsAfter investigation if proven guilty following 2 actions shall

be taken:

Power to dismiss corrupt officers If complaint is proved, can remove a govt officer or

impose departmental penalties

Time bound trial Will file a case in trial court

Trial in the court to complete & announce

punishment

within next 1 year

May direct the govt to set up additional courts to

complete the trial in time


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Corruption at HighLevelsProvision for:

Recovery of loss caused to govt During investigations, they shall ban transfer of

assets of the accused

At the time of conviction, the court will assessthe loss caused to the govt

Entire loss to be recovered from the assets of theaccused

Currently no such provisionin our existing laws


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Provision for: Confiscation of Assets

Each bureaucrat, politician andjudge to

submit their statement of moveable and

immoveable assets every year

This will be declared publicly, on the

official website


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Provision for: Confiscation of Assets

If an asset is found to be owned by a publicservant later and undeclared, it will be

deemed to be obtained through corruption

After each election, assets declared byeach candidate to be verified

If undeclared assets are found, a case will

be registered


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And most importantly Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta have:

Power to punish if its orders are not

followed

Can impose financial penalties on the guilty officials.

Initiate contempt proceedings against the guilty

officials.


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Corruption at Low LevelsCommon man is compelled to pay bribe

Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta will provide relief to the common as:

Each govt dept will have to make Citizens Charter

Charter specifies who does whatjob and in how much time

Eg. charter will tell X officer will make ration card in Y days


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Corruption at Low Levels

If Charter is not followed, then people can

complain to the Head of that department

who will be designated as the Public

Grievance Officer (PGO)

PGO will redress the complaint within 30

days maximum


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Corruption at Low Levels

If PGO doesnt satisfy the complainant,then a complaint can be made to theVigilance officer of Jan Lokpal and Jan

Lokayukta.

When a complaint is made to Jan Lokpalor Jan Lokayukta, it will be deemed to

have corruption angle.


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How to ensure that thereis

no corruption withinJan Lokpal or Jan

Lokayukta?


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1. By ensuring that the right personis selected!

Selection process for the members and Chairperson ofJan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta has been kept

transparent and participatory

Selected by a Selection Committee comprising:

Prime Minister

Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha

2 youngest judges of Supreme Court (SC)

2 youngest Chief Justices of High Courts

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)


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1. By ensuring that the right personis selected!

The Selection Committee will make the aboveappointment from a pool of shortlisted candidatesthat has been identified by a Search Committee

Search Committee is a 10-member committee formedas follows:

Selection Committee selects 5 members fromretired Chief Election Commissioners and

retired CAGs. These 5 members will select another 5

members from civil society to make the 10-member Search Committee.


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1. Ensuring that the right person isselected!

When the Selection Committee chooses, those CECs and CAGs are

ineligible to become part of Search Committee:

who have any substantive allegation of corruption against them

who havejoined any political party after retirement

who are still in any government appointment


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Search Committee will invite recommendationsfrom various eminent people from reputedinstitutions

Like for instance Directors of IITs ,IIMs , Editorsand many others.

Names will be put up on a website and public

feedbackinvited

Search committee will choose 3 times the numberof vacancies, by consensus


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Selection committee will choose from thislist, by consensus

All the meetings of the Search Committeeand Selection Committee shall bevideorecorded and will be made public.

Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta will select &appoint its own officers and staff


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2. By ensuring that theyworkwell!Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta are

directly accountable to people &transparent

Every complaint will have tobe heard No complaint can be rejected without

giving a hearing to the complainant.

If any case is closed like this, all recordsrelating to it will be made public


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2. By ensuring that theywork well!

Will have to publish every month on its website:

Cases received and cases disposed

Cases closed, reasons for closure

List of cases pending

All records of all works will be open to the public,except some which:

Affect national security

Endanger the whistle blower

Impede the process of ongoing investigation. Butafter investigation is complete, these will have tobe disclosed


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3. By ensuring that Jan Lokpaland Jan Lokayukt are not

influenced!The Chairperson and members of Lokpal and

Lokayukta will not be eligible for

appointment to any position in the govt or

for contesting elections after they leave

office.


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4. By ensuring that if notworking well, can be removed!

Complaints against Staff like the Public Grievance Officers,Vigilance Officers, Chief Vigilance Officers will be made to JanLokpal or Jan Lokayukta

Enquiry of complaint within 1 month

If the allegation proved, Jan Lokpal or Jan Lokayukt will dismiss

him from job in the next 1 month

Criminal case will be registered under various sections of Indian

Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act

4 B i th t if t


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4. By ensuring that if notworking well

can be removed!Complaints against members and chair person of Lokpaland Lokayukta:

Will be made to Supreme Court or respective HighCourt through a petition

A five judge bench of respective Court, will hear thepetition

After hearing may order the formation of a SpecialInvestigation Team (SIT)

SIT will have to conduct inquiry and submit its reportwithin 3 months

On the basis of this enquiry report, the respective Courtmay order removal of the member or Chairperson.

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Comparison


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But now some people aresaying.Prime Minister should not be covered under Jan Lokpal!

Judiciary should not be covered under Jan Lokpal.

Peoples Grievances will overburden them.

Lokpal should only investigate a few high profile cases of

corruption!

..Lokpal should not be given the responsibility of protectingthe whistleblowers!

CBI, CVC and departmental vigilance should not be merged intoLokpal Let Lokpal be a small body and let the existing anti-corruption bodies keep functioning in ineffective manner asthey are


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What do you think?

Please raise your voice

Dont keep silent

Write to the newspapers and TV channels

in your area and tell them what do you

want


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