Lok Sabha Question No. 2032 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Cases of Corruption
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2032

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016)

## CASES OF CORRUPTION

†2032. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of corruption cases referred to CBI and CVC and cases forwarded to the concerned Ministries/ Departments during the last two years and the current year;
- (b) the  number  of  above  complaints  sent  back  to  CBI/CVC  after  departmental  probe during the above period and reported by CBI and CVC;
- (c) whether corruption has registered an increase in various departments of the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and stringent measures proposed by the Government to tackle rampant corruption in the Government departments?

## 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)  to  (d): The  Central  Vigilance  Commission  (CVC)    tenders  its  advice  on  references received  from  Ministries  /  Departments/  Organisations  against  certain  category  of  public servants under its jurisdiction.

During  the year  2014  and  2015,  5492  and  4355  cases  were  referred  to  the Commission for its advice respectively. Break-up of nature of first stage advice  and second stage advice tendered by CVC is as under:

## First Stage Advice tendered during 2014 and 2015

| Year                                         |   2014 |   2015 |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| Criminal proceedings                         |     93 |     64 |
| Major penalty proceedings                    |    624 |    550 |
| Minor penalty proceedings                    |    270 |    243 |
| Administrative action, warning, caution etc. |    707 |    543 |
| Closure                                      |   1618 |   1352 |
| Total                                        |   3312 |   2752 |

## Second Stage Advice tendered during 2014 and 2015

| Year                                         |   2014 |   2015 |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| Major penalty                                |    542 |    172 |
| Minor penalty                                |    229 |    156 |
| Administrative action, warning, caution etc. |    153 |     72 |
| Exoneration                                  |    241 |    252 |
| Total                                        |   1165 |    652 |

So far  as  Central  Bureau of  Investigation  (CBI)  is  concerned,  it  has  registered  115 cases  of  corruption  on  the  references  received  from  various  sources,  such  as  Hon'ble Supreme  Court/  High  Court  and  State  Government  during  2014,  2015  and  2016  (upto 31.01.2016). The details are as under:

| Year                 |   Number of cases of corruption on the reference of Hon'ble Supreme Court/High Courts and State Governments (RC & PE both) |   Cases referred to concerned Departments requesting for grant of Prosecution Sanction |   Recommending Regular Department Action |   Such Action |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------|
| 2014                 |                                                                                                                         50 |                                                                                     09 |                                       06 |            05 |
| 2015                 |                                                                                                                         65 |                                                                                     00 |                                       01 |            04 |
| 2016 (upto 31.01.16) |                                                                                                                         00 |                                                                                     00 |                                       00 |            00 |
| Total                |                                                                                                                        115 |                                                                                     09 |                                       07 |            09 |

Handling  of  corruption  is  an  ongoing  process.  The  Government  is  committed  to implement its policy of 'Zero Tolerance Against Corruption' and has taken several measures to make the bureaucracy more accountable and transparent. 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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