Lok Sabha Question No. 5381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Corruption Charges
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5381 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018)

## CORRUPTION CHARGES

## 5381. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases that have been registered by the Government against top officials on the disproportionate assets and income during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether it is a fact that during the last three years, corruption cases against the senior ranking officials have increased;
- (c) if  so,  the action taken by the Government in this regard and the status of the cases, case-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  detected  benami  property  possessed  by  the  corrupt officers at present;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  value  of  benami  property  possessed  by  the corrupt officers that has been detected during the last three years; and
- (f) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a):      No  such  consolidated data is maintained by this Department for the number of cases pertaining to charges of disproportionate assets against top officials of the entire Government of  India.  However,  as  per  available  information,  sanction  for  prosecution  on  the  specific charge of disproportionate assets has been issued against 01 Indian Administrative Service officer in the last three years.

Prosecution  Sanction  under  Prevention  of  Corruption  Act,  1988  has  been  issued against 03 Indian Police Service officers in the last three years.

(b) & (c):   As per information received from the Central Vigilance Commission, the number of complaints against officers including senior ranking officials received and disposed of by the Commission during the last three years is as follows:

|   Year |   Complaints received |   Complaints disposed of |
|--------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|   2015 |                 32149 |                    30789 |
|   2016 |                 51207 |                    48764 |
|   2017 |                 26052 |                    22386 |

Additionally, the number of first/second stage advisories issued by the Commission during the last three years is as follows:

|   Year |   Request for advice received |   Requests disposed of |
|--------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|   2015 |                          6106 |                   4604 |
|   2016 |                          5482 |                   3804 |
|   2017 |                          4812 |                   3425 |

(d)  to  (f):      Data  specific  to  detection  and  value  of  Benami  Property  possessed  by  corrupt officers is not maintained centrally by this Department.

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