As per information provided by the
CBI, during the last fieve years, i.e. 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (upto 31.3.2012), it has
registered 110 cases against 122 officers of the rank of Joint Secretary and
above. Certain accused officers are
common in more than one case. The
allegations against these officers mainly relate to either
criminal misconduct or disproportionate assets or criminal conspiracy or
trap cases, etc.
The following steps have been taken by
the Central Government to strengthen the legislative framework against
corruption:-
i)
Enactment
of Right to Information Act, 2005;
ii)
Issue
of Whistle Blowers Resolution, 2004 and introduction of the Public Interest
Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosure Bill, 2010 in the Lok Sabha on 26th
August, 2010. (Passed by the Lok Sabha
on 27th Decemer, 2011 as the Whistle
Blowers Protection Bill, 2011);
iii)
Introduction
of the Lokpal & Lokayuktas
Bill, 2011 in the Parliament;
iv)
Introduction
of the Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of
Public International Organizations Bills, 2011 in the Lok
Sabha;
v)
Introduction
of the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 in the Parliament
(passed by the Lok Sabha on
29.3.2012);
vi)
Introduction
of the Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011 in the Lok Sabha on 20.12.2011.
This
was stated by Shri V. Narayanasamy,
Minister of State of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Prime
Minister Office in written reply to a question in the Lok
Sabha today.
Source: PIB Release, May 2, 2012
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