April 6, 2023: Important Current Affairs
Lokpal disposed of 68% corruption complaints against public servants without any action: Parliamentary panel report Around 68% corruption complaints against public functionaries that landed with the Lokpal of India were “disposed of” without any action in the past four years. Nearly 90% complaints were not in the prescribed format. It has not prosecuted even a single person accused of graft till date. It received 8,703 complaints, out of which 5,981 complaints were disposed of. As many as 6,775 complaints were rejected for not being in the correct format. Only three complaints were fully investigated, and 36 complaints were at a preliminary stage. Composition of Lokpal Multi-member body: Lokpal is a multi-member body that consists of one chairperson and a maximum of 8 members. Chairperson: Chairperson of the Lokpal should be: either the former Chief Justice of India or the former Judge of Supreme Court or an eminent person with impeccable integrity having special knowledge and expertise of …
