The new Jammu and Kashmir will also have a Lokayukta to take action against administrative corruption like other states of the country. A five-member committee has been constituted on the direction of Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu to explore the possibility of implementing the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act in Jammu and Kashmir. The committee will submit its report by 13 December. The committee will also review the functioning and activities of the Vigilance Commission and the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
As per the directions of the Lieutenant Governor, the General Administrative Department has issued a notification for the formation of the committee. Accordingly, the committee will be chaired by the Secretary of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. In addition to the Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the Additional Secretary of the General Administration Department, two officers of the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs who will be elected by the Committee Chairman will be its members. The committee will study matters related to the definition of bureaucrat, public servant, government official in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir under the Indian Penal Code.
Lokayukta Act takes place in Union Territories on 1 January 2014, was approved by the President. Under the Act, the Lokpal for the Republic of India, the Lokayukta are appointed in the state and union territory. Lokpal and Lokayukta are capable of investigating cases related to corruption of government officials, personnel.
