Lokpal to come up in Budget Session of Parl: Narayanasamy
The Government has agreed on most of the recommendations of a Parliamentary select committee on Lokpal Bill and the legislation is likely to come up in the Budget Session of Parliament, Union Minister V Narayanasamy said.
January 04, 2013 / 17:06 IST
The Government has agreed on most of the recommendations of a Parliamentary select committee on Lokpal Bill and the legislation is likely to come up in the Budget Session of Parliament, Union Minister V Narayanasamy said. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office said that the amended Bill will first be approved in the Union Cabinet following which it will be brought in Parliament.
"It is likely to come up in the Budget session of Parliament. Most of the select committee's view, we have agreed," Narayanasamy said on the sidelines of a conference. When asked to elaborate on the points on which the Government has disagreed with, the Minister said they were "minor ones"."First It will go to the cabinet. I cannot tell you anything more unless it is taken up in cabinet," Narayanasamy said declining to give any possible dates of a meeting of cabinet ministers on it. The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha in 2011, faced opposition hurdle in the Rajya Sabha on various provisions, including the one making it mandatory for states to set up Lokayuktas.In view of the sharp divide, the Bill was referred to the Select Committee. The Committee has tabled its recommendations in Rajya Sabha in November last year. The Bill, along with the select committee's recommendations, will have to be considered by the Union Cabinet. Once the Bill is passed in the Rajya Sabha, it will travel back to Lok Sabha for approval of the amended version.Addressing regional directors' conference of Staff Selection Commission, Narayanasamy said the number of applicants for jobs advertised by the SSC has shown a tremendous increase in the past four years, increasing from 10.27 lakh applicants in 2008-09 to 88.65 lakh in 2011-12. "The number of applicants has already crossed more than one crore in this financial year," the Minister said.He complemented the performance of SSC and lauded the Commission for having introduced tri-lingual papers in some examinations which enabled greater participation of the youth applying for government jobs. Earlier, during his presidential address, NK Raghupathy, Chairman, SSC, said more than 84,000 applicants were selected for various posts in fiscal 2011-12. The two-day conference, which began today, has been organised by the SSC to monitor its performance and discuss ways for further improvements. Discover the latest Business News, Sensex, and Nifty updates. Obtain Personal Finance insights, tax queries, and expert opinions on Moneycontrol or download the Moneycontrol App to stay updated!
