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Budget session will test BJP as Money Bill route for its economic agenda may not be available
Both houses of Parliament adjourned sine die this week. The session witnessed a reinvigorated Congress-led opposition taking head on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic ...
CNBC Awaaz
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The Road Ahead: Can We Make Our Legislatures More Effective?
The first contested election of the Speaker of Lok Sabha in about five decades has generated a debate on the role of the Speaker and the functioning of our legislatures. A representative legislature ...
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The Jan Lokpal Bill, also referred to as the Citizen's Ombudsman Bill, was a bill drawn up by civil society activists in India seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body to investigate corruption cases and complete the investigation within a year for envisaging trial in the case getting completed within one year.
Aug 16, 2011 · The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body that...
JAN LOKPAL BILL 2011 A Bill to establish an independent authority to investigate offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 to detect corruption by expeditious investigation and to prosecute offenders and to ensure timely redressal of certain types of public
Apr 27, 2017 · What is the Lokpal Bill? Though a Bill to set-up an anti-corruption body was put forth as many as eight times between 1968 and 2011, the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011, stands as the...
Nov 19, 2015 · The Jan Lokpal Bill (also known as the Citizen's Ombudsman Bill) is an anti-corruption bill drafted by civil society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body which would be able to investigate corruption cases, even in case of bureaucrats.
The Jan Lokpal bill provided that the investigation and prosecution wings of the Central Bureau of Investigation shall report to the Lokpal for corruption cases. It also had penalties ranging from six months to life imprisonment (under the government bill, the maximum imprisonment is derived from the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and is 7 ...
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011 was passed by the Parliament on 17 th December 2013. The Bill received the Hon'ble President's assent on 1 st January 2014 and was notified on the same day as The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act,2013 (No.01 of 2014).
The Jan Lokpal bill, (Citizen’s Ombudsman Bill) was drafted by prominent activists, including the former Supreme Court judge, Justice Santosh Hegde. Hazare began a hunger strike on 16 August 2011 in protest against the government’s proposed version which began its way through the legislative chambers.
What is lokpal bill. Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the lokpal bill, after eight unsuccessful attempts over the last five decades, a day after the anti-graft legislation underwent amendments...
The Jan Lokpal Movement is a significant step in India's battle against corruption, advocating for transparency and accountability in governance.