Improving Functioning of Lokayuktas
Below are the key issues, and solutions identified by you in regards to improving the functioning of Lokayuktas. Kindly review and if you have any additional inputs, please share. We will soon be compiling these and sharing with the key stakeholders so actions can be taken.
Transparency International India
Improving Functioning of Lokayuktas – Solutions
1. Political interference should be removed from the working of the Lokayuktas by organizing their reporting in such a way that there is no conflict of interest
2. The LokAyuktas should be directly watched by the CBI
3. Consultative advisory group can be created with eminent citizens in a state to raise any issues in functioning of Lokayuktas
4. The state anti-corruption circle can play a role in reporting any unethical practices and Lokayukta should use this information effectively to find/address corruption issues
5. The corrupt offices in Lokayuktas should be identified with citizen/business participation and suspended, whereas honest officers should be celebrated
6. All cases and progress made by Lokayuktas should be published on their websites or shared via the state circle
7. They should be empowered to take decisions
8. Centre should make sure that each state has a Lokayukta
9. A list of all the working level contact persons should be published for the citizens
10. A time limit should be imposed for them to give a judgement on corruption related cases
11. All State should have separate website to file on line complaints
12. Hearings should be held uninterruptedly from day to day with not more than three adjournments allowed.
Functioning of Lokayuktas – Key Issues
1. Lokayuktas in most states are just for the name sake
2. Many Lokayuktas do not act on many corruption charges that are unearthed almost every week
3. Lokayuktas in some states are themselves corrupt
4. Many states don’t even have Lokayuktas till now
5. The working of the Lokayuktas is non-transparent
6. Approaching the Lokayukta is a very difficult and time consuming task
7. They don’t even respond to most of the complaints from the citizens
8. Lokayuktas are scared of bringing the corrupt heavyweights to limelight
9. Citizens are not sure who are the working level contact persons to interact with
10. Lokayuktas take a very long time in giving judgements. more
Transparency International India
Improving Functioning of Lokayuktas – Solutions
1. Political interference should be removed from the working of the Lokayuktas by organizing their reporting in such a way that there is no conflict of interest
2. The LokAyuktas should be directly watched by the CBI
3. Consultative advisory group can be created with eminent citizens in a state to raise any issues in functioning of Lokayuktas
4. The state anti-corruption circle can play a role in reporting any unethical practices and Lokayukta should use this information effectively to find/address corruption issues
5. The corrupt offices in Lokayuktas should be identified with citizen/business participation and suspended, whereas honest officers should be celebrated
6. All cases and progress made by Lokayuktas should be published on their websites or shared via the state circle
7. They should be empowered to take decisions
8. Centre should make sure that each state has a Lokayukta
9. A list of all the working level contact persons should be published for the citizens
10. A time limit should be imposed for them to give a judgement on corruption related cases
11. All State should have separate website to file on line complaints
12. Hearings should be held uninterruptedly from day to day with not more than three adjournments allowed.
Functioning of Lokayuktas – Key Issues
1. Lokayuktas in most states are just for the name sake
2. Many Lokayuktas do not act on many corruption charges that are unearthed almost every week
3. Lokayuktas in some states are themselves corrupt
4. Many states don’t even have Lokayuktas till now
5. The working of the Lokayuktas is non-transparent
6. Approaching the Lokayukta is a very difficult and time consuming task
7. They don’t even respond to most of the complaints from the citizens
8. Lokayuktas are scared of bringing the corrupt heavyweights to limelight
9. Citizens are not sure who are the working level contact persons to interact with
10. Lokayuktas take a very long time in giving judgements. more
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Has the NDA Govt. in Delhi appointed a "LOKAYUKT"? First that should have been done long ago. This is where public confidence & perception for this NDA Govt. dwindling. more
Feb 06
I appreciate this opportunity to submit a suggestion. Accessibility and transparency concerns are mitigated my technology. A first step to that is a website. I submit that a proposal be floated to STANDARDIZE web URL formats for all key departments of the Government; in the case of the lokayukta, it could be of the simplest possible form which is intuitive: lokayukta.statename.gov.in e.g. lokayukta.up.nic.in (this URL is functional) Citizen access to the institution of the Lokayukta should be rendered friction-less in all possible ways. Best regards, Gaurav Sobti more
Jan 12
The Consumer forum was a good initiative to resolve certain disputes but now there also the waiting period is years. Also the same is now being taken over by Lawyers where as earlier I remember no Lawyers were permitted. WE should have a number of such courts manned by retired judges to speed up justice to the common man more
Jan 02
