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President Ram Nath Kovind has given justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty the additional charge of Lokpal chairperson after justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose completed his term as the Lokpal chief. Lokpal was established under the act of which of the following?
The correct answer is Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 provided for the establishment of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States. President Ram Nath Kovind has given justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty the additional charge of Lokpal chairperson after justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose completed his term as the first Lokpal Chief on 10-06-22. According to The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, the organization consists of one Chairperson and a maximum of eight other members. Out of those eight members four members are judicial members who are or have been a Judge of the Supreme Court or a Chief Justice of a High Court. Remaining four members being non-judicial members are people of impeccable integrity and outstanding ability having special knowledge and expertise of not less than twenty-five years in the matters relating to anti-corruption policy, public administration, vigilance, finance including insurance and banking, law, and management. Minimum fifty percent of the Members will be from Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribe / Other Backward Classes / Minorities and women. Additional InformationThe Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2016The bill has added the leader of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha to be a member of the selection committee in the absence of a recognized Leader of the Opposition. The Bill replaces the time limit of 30 days for furnishing details of assets and liabilities of public servants, now the public servants will make a declaration of their assets and liabilities in the form and manner prescribed by the government. It also gives an extension of the time given to trustees and board members (if they are receiving government funds of more than Rs. 1 crore or foreign funding of more than Rs. 10 lakh) to declare their assets and those of their spouses.
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