Lok Sabha Question No. 1706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Functioning of CBI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1706

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019)

## FUNCTIONING OF CBI

## †1706. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  functioning  of  the  Central  Bureau  of Investigation (CBI) and Vigilance Organisations in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  collected  the  details  of  the  performance  of  CBI  and Vigilance  Organisations  in  various  Ministries  and  the  cases  registered  and  the  persons accused/acquited in such cases during the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) and (b):  As per the provisions of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the  superintendence  over  Central  Bureau  of  Investigation  (CBI)  in  respect  of  investigation  of Prevention of Corruption  (PC) Act cases vests with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). To  perform  this  statutory  role,  the  CVC  conducts  regularly  monthly  review  meeting  with Director, CBI in which among other things, an in-depth review of the progress of investigation of cases under PC Act is done.

Further, as per section 14(1) of the CVC Act, 2003, it shall be the duty of the CVC to present annually to the President a report as to the work done by the Commission within 6 months of the close of the year under report. In compliance thereto, the Annual Report of CVC is laid in the Parliament every year.

(c)  and  (d):  The  details  of  the  cases  registered  by  CBI  and  accused  persons  acquitted  in  such cases during the last 03 years, i.e. 2016 to 31.01.2019 are as under:-

| Year                  |   No. of regular cases/FIRs registered during 2016 to 31.01.2019 |   Out of cases registered during 2016 to 31.01.2019, no. of cases in which accused persons were acquitted |   No. of accused persons acquitted in cases registered during 2016 to 31.01.2019 |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016                  |                                                              925 |                                                                                                        12 |                                                                               17 |
| 2017                  |                                                              940 |                                                                                                        03 |                                                                               03 |
| 2018                  |                                                              765 |                                                                                                         0 |                                                                                0 |
| 2019(upto 31.01.2019) |                                                               67 |                                                                                                         0 |                                                                                0 |