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Dr Jitendra introduces Lokpal Act Amendment Bill 12/22/2014 10:29:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 22: Just a day before the House gets adjourned sine die and the current session of Parliament comes to an end tomorrow, the Lok Sabha today took up a Government Bill proposing amendments in Lokpal Act of 2013. The Bill was introduced by Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS in PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space. After a discussion lasting nearly two hours in which members from both Treasury and Opposition benches participated, the Bill was, by unanimous opinion, referred to Standing Committee. It may be recalled that the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 was passed by the Parliament in December 2013 and received the assent of the President in January 2014, after which it became Lokpal and Lokayukta Act of 2013. After the present government took over on 26th May this year,it was noticed that there were certain deficiencies in the Act which required modification or improvement. Accordingly, the Union Cabinet approved of certain amendments which were duly introduced in the Parliament by Dr Jitendra Singh in his capacity as Minister incharge Personnel & Training (DOP&T). One of the important features of the Bill is to provide a provision for inclusion of the Leader of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha as a member of the Selection Committee when there is no Leader of Opposition (LoP) recognized as such in the House. The amendments also provide that no appointment of person in Search Committee or the proceedings of the Search Committee shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy or absence of a member in the Selection Committee or absence of a member in the Search Committee, as the case may be.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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