Jan Lokpal

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Jan Lokpal is a proposed independent anti-corruption ombudsman institution in India aimed at investigating and prosecuting corruption cases involving public officials.

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Jan Lokpal canonical 1
Jan Lokpal Bill 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf proposed anti-corruption ombudsman institution ⓘ
proposed statutory body ⓘ
aimsTo address corruption involving high-level public officials ⓘ
increase accountability of public servants ⓘ
provide independent anti-corruption mechanism ⓘ
strengthen rule of law ⓘ
associatedWith India Against Corruption movement ⓘ
anti-corruption activism in India ⓘ
civil society campaigns for clean governance ⓘ
country India ⓘ
etymology "Jan" meaning people in Hindi ⓘ
"Lokpal" meaning caretaker of people in Hindi ⓘ
linked to: Lok Sevak
field anti-corruption enforcement ⓘ
governance ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
goal increase transparency in government functioning ⓘ
provide speedy redressal of corruption complaints ⓘ
reduce corruption in public office ⓘ
hasEnglishName Citizens' Ombudsman ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver public officials in India ⓘ
hasPurpose deterrence of corruption ⓘ
investigation of corruption cases ⓘ
prosecution of corruption cases ⓘ
inspiredBy Ombudsman institutions in other countries ⓘ
legalStatus proposed institution ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
opposedBy some political parties in India ⓘ
proposedCharacteristic autonomous investigative powers ⓘ
autonomous prosecutorial powers ⓘ
independent of the executive ⓘ
jurisdiction over central government officials ⓘ
power to investigate complaints against ministers ⓘ
power to investigate complaints against senior bureaucrats ⓘ
proposedFunction conduct independent investigations ⓘ
initiate prosecution in corruption cases ⓘ
protect whistleblowers in corruption cases ⓘ
receive complaints of corruption against public officials ⓘ
recommend disciplinary action against corrupt officials ⓘ
relatedConcept Central Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ
Lokayukta ⓘ
relatedTo Jan Lokpal Bill ⓘ
linked to: Jan Lokpal

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill ⓘ
supportedBy anti-corruption activists in India ⓘ
various civil society organizations in India ⓘ
topic anti-corruption law in India ⓘ
public accountability mechanisms in India ⓘ

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Aam Aadmi Party → advocates → Jan Lokpal ⓘ
Jan Lokpal → relatedTo → Jan Lokpal Bill ⓘ
linked to: Jan Lokpal