3. INTRODUCTION
• LOKAYUKTA is a Sanskrit word meaning “Appointed by the people”.
• It is an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in the Indian states.
• The administrative reforms commission (ARC) headed by Morarji Desai submitted a special
interim report on “Problems of Redressal of citizens Grievances” in 1966.
• In this report the ARC recommended the setting up of two special designated as “Lokpal” and
“Lokayukta” for the redressal of citizens grievances.
4. ORIGIN OF LOKAYUKTA
• Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta through The Lokayukta
and Upa-Lokayuktas in 1971.
• This was followed by similar acts being enacted by states of Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala and Delhi.
• Maharashtra Lokayukta is considered as weak due to lack of Powers, staff, funds and no
independent investigating agency.
• Karnataka Lokayukta is considered as the most powerful Lokayukta in the country.
5. IMPORTANCE OF LOKAYUKTA IN INDIA
• The Lokpal should be established at central level and Lokayukta at the state level in India as
both will have the power to investigate and stop corruption.
• Indian political system is considered as a “corrupt system” composed of “corrupt officials”.
• Even a layman, who is not well educated will look down upon such a system where the political
officials promise to work for the welfare of the nation but are working for their own good.
6. ADVANTAGES OF IMPLEMENTING LOKAYUKTA
• Lokpal and Lokayukta will work on behalf of the citizens and will prevent their interests from
the abuse by public office both at central and state level.
• These will be an independent body and the politicians and bureaucrats will have no interference
in their functioning.
• The establishment of Lokpal and Lokayukta will give the citizens right to file complaints in the
high court and supreme court in case they are not satisfied with the working of any government
officials.
• For the first time the citizens will have the right to participate in the making of law.
7. LOKAYUKTA STATUS IN TAMILNADU
• Tamilnadu is the only southern state without a Lokayukta in place.
• The 2014 Loksabha elections however saw lack of opposition which in turn impeded the
constitution of the Lokpal committee.
• The parliament is currently in the process of amending the act which has been stuck at the
proposal stage for over 20 months.
• A petition was filed before the madras high court in February 2015 demanding the formation of
a lokayukta and the state government replied that it was awaiting the amendments made to the
central act.
• Many other states have already formed lokayuktas irrespective of whether the amendments
come through or not but no response from tamilnadu.
• The main reason for this is the politicians want everything under their control, moreover people
aspiring for power do not want an ombudsman.
8. CONCLUSION
• Thus, “If a lokayukta is in place then corruption will come down drastically”
9. “An uncorrupted individual in a corrupted system will finally end up being
corrupted himself except he is constantly fighting against corruption”.
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