Lokayukta

implementation of lokayukta

1. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOKAYUKTA PRESENTED BY Kaleeswaran S Master of business administration Sona School of management Salem , Tamilnadu

2. INTRODUCTION LOKAYUKTA is a Sanskrit word meaning “Appointed by the people”. It is an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in the I ndian states. The administrative reforms commission (ARC) headed by Morarji Desai submitted a special interim report on “Problems of Redressal of citizens Grievances” in 1966. In this report the ARC recommended the setting up of two special designated as “Lokpal” and “Lokayukta” for the redressal of citizens grievances.

3. ORIGIN OF LOKAYUKTA Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta through The Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas in 1971. This was followed by similar acts being enacted by states of Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala and Delhi. Maharashtra Lokayukta is considered as weak due to lack of Powers, staff, funds and no independent investigating agency. Karnataka Lokayukta is considered as the most powerful Lokayukta in the country.

4. IMPORTANCE OF LOKAYUKTA IN INDIA The L okpal should be established at central level and Lokayukta at the state level in India as both will have the power to investigate and stop corruption. Indian political system is considered as a “corrupt system” composed of “corrupt officials”. Even a layman, who is not well educated will look down upon such a system where the political officials promise to work for the welfare of the nation but are working for their own good.

5. ADVANTAGES OF IMPLEMENTING LOKAYUKTA Lokpal and Lokayukta will work on behalf of the citizens and will prevent their interests from the abuse by public office both at central and state level. These will be an independent body and the politicians and bureaucrats will have no interference in their functioning. The establishment of L okpal and L okayukta will give the citizens right to file complaints in the high court and supreme court in case they are not satisfied with the working of any government officials. For the first time the citizens will have the right to participate in the making of law.

6. LOKAYUKTA STATUS IN TAMILNADU Tamilnadu is the only southern state without a L okayukta in place. The 2014 Loksabha elections however saw lack of opposition which in turn impeded the constitution of the L okpal committee. The parliament is currently in the process of amending the act which has been stuck at the proposal stage for over 20 months. A petition was filed before the madras high court in February 2015 demanding the formation of a lokayukta and the state government replied that it was awaiting the amendments made to the central act. Many other states have already formed lokayuktas irrespective of whether the amendments come through or not but no response from tamilnadu. The main reason for this is the politicians want everything under their control, moreover people aspiring for power do not want an ombudsman.

7. CONCLUSION Thus, “If a lokayukta is in place then corruption will come down drastically”

8. “ An uncorrupted individual in a corrupted system will finally end up being corrupted himself except he is constantly fighting against corruption ”. THANK YOU…!