Lok Sabha Question No. 403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Corruption/Irregularities in Public Offices
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 403**

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015)

**CORRUPTION/IRREGULARITIES IN PUBLIC OFFICES**

**403. 	SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:**

**SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:**

**SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:**

Will the **PRIME MINISTER** be pleased to state:

(a) 	the number of cases against the corrupt officials reported during the last two years and 	current year and the action taken against them;

(b) 	the steps taken/being taken by the Government for tackling corruption during the last two 	years and the current year; and

(c) 	the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure zero tolerance towards 	corruption/irregularities in public offices?

**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): The details of cases received and disposed in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during the last two years in respect of Central Government employees (including employees of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Financial Institutions (FIs), Autonomous Bodies etc. under Central Government Ministries/Departments is as follows:-

|   **S. No.** | **Year**                  |   **No. of cases received** |   **No. of cases disposed** |
|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|           1. | 2013                      |                        5423 |                        4801 |
|           2. | 2014                      |                        5492 |                        5867 |
|           3. | **2015 (As on 30.06.2015) |                        2357 |                        2670 |

**Punishment Awarded:**

| **Year**                  |   **Major Penalty** |   **Minor Penalty** |   **Administrative action** |
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2013                      |                1113 |                1141 |                         426 |
| 2014                      |                 863 |                 838 |                         443 |
| **2015 (As on 30.06.2015) |                 816 |                 775 |                         147 |

**figures for 2015 are tentative.

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# (b) and (c): The fight against corruption is an ongoing process.  The Central Government is fully alive and committed to implement its policy of "Zero Tolerance against Corruption" and has taken several measures to combat corruption and improve the functioning of Government. These include:

(i) 	The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988;

(ii)    Enactment of Right to Information Act, 2005;

(iii) 	Enactment of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013;

(iv)   Enactment of Whistle-blowers Protection Act, 2011;

(v) 	Issue of comprehensive instructions on transparency in tendering and contracting process by the CVC;

(vi) 	Issue of instructions by the CVC asking the organizations to adopt Integrity Pact in major procurement activities; State  Governments have also been advised to adopt Integrity Pact in major procurements;

(vii) 	Introduction of e-Governance and simplification of procedures and systems;

(viii) Issue of Citizen Charters;

(ix) Ratification of United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2011;

(x)  Placing of details of immovable property returns of all Members of the All India Services and other Group' A' officers of the Central Government in 
the public domain;

(xi)  Setting up of 92 additional Special Courts exclusively for trial of CBI cases in different states.

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