Upon the recommendation of the Selection Committee under section 4(1) of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, the President of India appointed the Chairperson and eight Members (including four judicial Members) by warrant under his hand and seal on 19th March, 2019. Chairperson and Members have assumed charge of their respective positions respectively on 23rd March, 2019 and 27th March, 2019. Institution of Lokpal is thus now functional. Details of Chairperson and Members of Lokpal are as follows:

 

Details of Chairperson and Members of Lokpal

 

S.No.	Name	Position
1.	Shri Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose	Chairperson
2.	Shri Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale	Member (Judicial)
3.	Shri Justice Pardip Kumar Mohanty	Member (Judicial)
4.	Smt. Justice AbhilashaKumari	Member (Judicial)
5.	Shri Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi	Member (Judicial)
6.	Shri Dinesh Kumar Jain	Member
7.	Smt. Archana Ramasundaram	Member
8.	Shri Mahender Singh	Member
9.	Dr. Indrajeet Prasad Gautam	Member

 

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 provides for the establishment of a body of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.  The body of Lokpal has been statutory envisaged to bring in place a more effective mechanism to receive complaints against public servants including high functionaries and to inquire into them and take follow up action to effectively curb corruption.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

         

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