The Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011 was debated/passed by the Lok Sabha on 27.12.2011 and by the Rajya Sabha on 21.02.2014. It received the assent of the President on the 09.05.2014. The Whistle Blowers Protection Act,2014 (No.17 of 2014) was published in the Gazette of India on 12th May 2014. In terms of the provisions under sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Act, the provisions of the Act shall come in to force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. No such notification has been made by the Government for the reason that the Act requires amendments aimed at safeguarding against disclosures affecting sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the State, etc., before it is brought into force. To make these amendments to the Act, the Government introduced the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in the Lok Sabha on 11th May 2015 which was passed by the Lok Sabha on 13th May 2015 and transmitted to the Rajya Sabha. The Bill has since lapsed upon the dissolution of the Sixteenth Lok Sabha.

The Central Vigilance Commission is the Designated Agency, as per the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers Resolution, 2004, to receive written complaints or disclosures on any allegation of corruption or misuse of office by any employee of the Central Government or of any corporation established by or under any Central Act, government companies, societies or local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government.

Data in respect of all PIDPI Complaints received in the Commission from the year 2020 to 2024 is enclosed as Annexure-I.

These complaints are forwarded to various Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations and the reports received are examined in the Commission and suitable decision taken.

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ANNEXURE

Complaints received under PIDPI Resolution in the CVC (2020-2024)

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