Lok Sabha Question No. 2423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Complaints of Corruption
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2423

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016)

## COMPLAINTS OF CORRUPTION

## †2423. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU: SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has received any complaints of corruption particularly from the representatives of people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year along with the nature of complaints so received;
- (c) whether any investigation has been conducted or is being conducted by CVC on these complaints; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the number of cases disposed of by CVC during the above period?

## 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)  &  (b):      As  informed  by  the  Central  Vigilance  Commission  (CVC),  data  regarding complaints received  in CVC  from  'representatives of people'  is  not  separately  maintained. As such, it is not possible to segregate / identify complaints received from representatives of people from the complaints received.

Details of all complaints received in the Commission and action taken thereon during the last three years and current year (upto September, 2016) are enclosed in Annexure A.

- (c)  &  (d): The  Commission  is  not  an  investigating  agency  and  does  not  conduct investigations.  However,  the  Commission  had,  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year, referred 1237, 1214, 179 and 74 complaints for inquiry/investigation and report to the CVOs  of  Ministries / Departments / Organisations concerned / Central Bureau  of Investigation (CBI).

Further, the details of all cases referred to the Commission and advice tendered by the Commission during the last three years and current year (upto September, 2016) are enclosed in Annexure A.

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## Complaints received and disposed in the Commission

| Year                | No. of complaints received (including brought forward from the previous year)   | Action taken                     | Action taken     | Action taken   | Pending   |
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------|
|                     | No. of complaints received (including brought forward from the previous year)   | Investigation &report to CVO/CBI | Necessary action | Filed          |           |
| 2013                | 35332                                                                           | 1237                             | 23640            | 8407           | 2048      |
| 2014                | 64410                                                                           | 1214                             | 24012            | 36873          | 2311      |
| 2015                | 32149                                                                           | 179                              | 16215            | 14395          | 1360      |
| Upto September 2016 | 46938                                                                           | 74                               | 11114            | 34001          | 1749      |

## Details of all cases (including I & II stage) referred to the Commission and advice tendered by the Commission during the last three years

|      | 1 st stage   | 1 st stage   | 2 nd stage   | 2 nd stage   | Recon/Misc   | Recon/Misc   | Total    | Total    |
|------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|----------|
|      | Received     | Disposed     | Received     | Disposed     | Received     | Disposed     | Received | Disposed |
| 2013 | 4099         | 2441         | 1168         | 900          | 1660         | 1460         | 6927     | 4801     |
| 2014 | 4787         | 3312         | 1328         | 1165         | 1503         | 1390         | 7618     | 5867     |
| 2015 | 3976         | 2752         | 782          | 652          | 1348         | 1200         | 6106     | 4604     |

During the year 2016 (upto September, 2016 ), a total of 3144 cases were received in the Commission for advice and 2979 cases have been disposed off up-to end of September, 2016.

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## ANNEXURE A