Lok Sabha Question No. 3852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Prevention of Corruption
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MNNISTR Y OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3852

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019)

## PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION

## +3852. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- whether the Government has taken strict steps to prevent corruption in the country;
- (c) the details of total number of cases on which suitable action has been taken along with the number of pending cases out of the total cases filed; and
- if so, the State-wise number of cases filed by CBL and Enforcement Directorate in the country during the last three years;
- (d) the time by which the pending cases are likely to be disposed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): The Government of India, in pursuance of its commitment to "Zero Tolerance Against has taken several measures to combat corruption which, inter alia, include:

- Systemic improvements and reforms to provide   transparent citizen-friendly services and reduce corruption: These; inter alia, include:
- Implementation of E-tendering in public procurements.
- Disbursement of welfare benefits directly to the citizens under various schemes of the Government in a transparent manner   through the Direct Benefit Transfer initiative.
- 6) Introduction of e-Governance and simplification of procedure and systems:
- Discontinuation of interviews in recruitment of Group B' (Non-Gazetted) and Group 'C posts in Government of India.
- d) Introduction of Government procurement through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM):
- iii. Invocation of FR-S6() and AIS(DCRB) Rules; 1958 for prematurely retiring officials whose performance has been reviewed and found unsatisfactory.
- iv. The India Services   (Disciplinary and Appeal) Rules and Central Civil Services (Classification; Control and Appeal) Rules have  been   amended to provide  for  specific timelines in the procedure related to disciplinary proceedings.

- V of Corruption Act, 1988 has been amended on 26.07.2018 to a paradigm shift in tackling corruption in as much as clearly criminalizing the act of giving bribe, checking big ticket corruption by creating a vicarious liability in respect of senior management of commercial organizations where the act of giving of bribe is with their consent or connivance. bring
- vii. The institution of Lokpal has been operationalised by appointment of a Chairperson and eight Members, including four judicial Members. Lokpal is statutorily mandated to directly receive and  independently process as regards alleged offences against public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act; 1988. complaints
- vi. Issue of instructions by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) asking the organizations to adopt Integrity Pact in major procurement activities and to ensure effective and expeditious investigation wherever any irregularity/misconduct is noticed.

In addition, the CVC as an apex integrity institution has adopted a multi-pronged strategy and approach to combat corruption, which encompasses punitive, preventive and participative vigilance.

(b): As per information provided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), it is investigating a substantial number of cases having inter-state ramification; hence state-wise data of cases is not maintained by CBI. However, during the last three years CBI has registered 2113 cases under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act; 1988.

As per information provided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED); the ED has initiated investigations in 162 cases relating to corruption under Prevention of Money Laundering Act; 2002 (PMLA) during the last three State-wise number of these cases is Annexed: years.

(c): As informed by CBI, ut of the 2113 cases registered by CBI, investigation has been completed in 1352 cases.

As informed by ED, the Proceeds of Crime (PoC) involved have been attached and Prosecution Complaints have also been filed in some cases:

(d): Cases pertaining to corruption involve scrutiny of voluminous documents and examination of numerous witnesses to prove the allegations Further; PMLA investigations involve a number of steps such as quantification of PoC, analysis of money trail to locate such PoC; identification and immovable   assets derived by way of laundering of PoC, collection ofevidence of money laundering and filing of Prosecution Complaint: Hence, the time by which the pending cases are likely to be disposed can not be specified.

## Annexure

| S. No.   | Name of State              | No. of cases   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |                |
| 2)       | Arunanchal Pradesh         | 00             |
|          | Assam                      | 09             |
|          | Bihar                      | 07             |
|          | Chhattisgarh               | 01             |
|          | Delhi                      | 13             |
|          | Goa                        | 00             |
|          | Gujarat                    | 05             |
| 9)       | Haryana & Chandigarh       | 03             |
| 10)      | Himachal Pradesh           | 03             |
| 11)      | Jharkhand                  | 04             |
| 12)      | Jammu & Kashmir            | 00             |
| 13)      | Karnataka                  | 07             |
| 14)      | Kerala                     | 03             |
| 15)      | Madhya Pradesh             | 00             |
| 16)      | Maharashtra                | 05             |
| 17)      | Manipur                    | 01             |
| 18)      | Meghalaya                  | 03             |
| 19)      | Mizoram                    | 00             |
| 20)      | Nagaland                   | 00             |
| 21)      | Orissa                     | 06             |
| 22)      | Punjab                     | 04             |
| 23)      | Rajasthan                  | 01             |
| 24)      | Sikkim                     | 00             |
| 25)      | Tamil Nadu                 | 20             |
| 26)      | Tripura                    | 00             |
| 27)      | Uttar Pradesh              | 14             |
| 28)      | Uttarakhand                | 01             |
| 29)      | West Bengal                | 19             |