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P C Ghose named as India’s first anti-corruption ombudsman
Former Supreme Court judge and current member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Pinaki Chandra Ghose has been named as the India’s first Lokpal (anti-corruption ombudsman). The Lokpal Act, which was passed in 2013 after a nationwide anti-corruption movement, provides for setting up of Lokpal at the centre and Lokayuktas in the States to ..
Topics: Corruption • Corruption in India • Ghose • Lokayuktas • Lokpal • Occupations • Ombudsman • Pinaki • Pinaki Chandra Ghose • Supreme Court of India • The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act
DK Jain appointed as first court-appointed ombudsman for BCCI
The Supreme Court has appointed former apex court judge Justice DK Jain as the first court-appointed ombudsman for the BCCI under the terms of newly approved constitution of the cricket board. The role of the ombudsman would be to resolve the disputes relating to the players within the state cricket associations as also financial issues. ..
Topics: Board of Control for Cricket in India • Cricket in India • Ethics • Ombudsman • Ombudsmen in Australia • Shashank Manohar
Cabinet approves abolition of Ombudsman for Direct and Indirect taxes
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the abolition of institutions of Ombudsman for income tax and indirect tax. The office of Income-Tax Ombudsman was set up in 2003 to deal with grievances of public related to the settlement of complaints relating to income tax. Why did the government decide to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Aaykar Seva Kendras • Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System • direct taxes • Indirect Taxes • NIC • Ombudsman • Prime minister
Ranjana Prakash Desai to head of Lokpal search panel to select members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal
On 29th January, the 8-member Lokpal search panel hold its first meeting to select members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, is understood to have discussed modalities related to the appointments of the chief and members of Lokpal. The meeting comes days after the Supreme Court ..
Topics: Corruption • Corruption in India • Ethics • Jan Lokpal Bill • Lokayukta • Lokpal • Ombudsman • The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act
Ranjana Prakash Desai Committee to recommend chairperson and members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal
The Union government has recently constituted an 8-member Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The committee has former chief of State Bank of India (SBI) Arundhati Bhattacharya, Prasar Bharati chairperson A Surya Prakash and ISRO ..
Topics: A. Surya Prakash • Arundhati Bhattacharya • Corruption in India • Economy of India • Lokpal • Occupations • Ombudsman • Prasar Bharati • Ranjana Desai • State Bank of India • The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act
Internal Ombudsman (IO) scheme 2018 gives statutory powers to Internal Ombudsman
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently introduced Internal Ombudsman (IO) scheme 2018 to tighten internal grievance redressal system at Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs). In it, RBI has given statutory powers to Internal Ombudsman (IO) under section 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The central bank has tightened the selection and operating ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Government • Ombudsman • Reserve Bank of India • Service industries