Maharashtra became the first state in the country to pass the Lokayukta Bill

Maharashtra became the first state in the country to pass the Lokayukta Bill

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Category : National Published on: December 30 2022

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  • Maharashtra Assembly has passed the Lokayukta Bill 2022, which brings the Chief Minister and council of ministers under the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
  • Cabinet minister Deepak Kesarkar introduced the bill, which seeks to bring the chief minister and the cabinet under the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
  • The Lokyuktas were set up in several states while Maharashtra was one of the first states to establish an anti-corruption body through an Act in 1971.
  • Maharashtra’s new bill empowers the Lokayukta to investigate both the chief minister and the council of ministers.
  • Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta Act, 1971, is currently in force in the state and under the existing law, the anti-corruption ombudsman could only recommend action against government officials.
  • Under Maharashtra’s new bill, bureaucrats will also fall under the Lokayukta’s ambit.
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