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Outlawing corruption

Distilled Policy Brief

  • The monsoon session, viewed as a “make or break” session, has only one government bill passed so far, with 11 days left and over 40 bills pending.
  • Since 2010, nine anti‑corruption bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha, of which three have cleared the Lok Sabha and await the Rajya Sabha – namely the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, the Whistleblowers’ Protection Bill and the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill.

🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points

Status and procedural hurdles of anti‑corruption legislation in the current monsoon session.

⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages

Evaluate the effectiveness of parliamentary procedures in enacting anti‑corruption reforms and propose ways to improve legislative productivity.

🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill

Polity & Governance

According to the editorial on the monsoon session, which of the following statements about the anti‑corruption bills introduced since 2010 is correct?

  • [A] All nine anti‑corruption bills introduced since 2010 have been passed by the Lok Sabha.
  • [B] Three of the nine anti‑corruption bills introduced since 2010 have cleared the Lok Sabha and are pending in the Rajya Sabha.
  • [C] The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill is listed in the government's legislative agenda for the monsoon session.
  • [D] The Whistleblowers’ Protection Bill allows whistleblowing without any restrictions on national security.
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
✓ Correct Option: [B] Three of the nine anti‑corruption bills introduced since 2010 have cleared the Lok Sabha and are pending in the Rajya Sabha.

The editorial states that out of nine anti‑corruption bills introduced since 2010, only three (Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, Whistleblowers’ Protection Bill, Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill) have cleared the Lok Sabha and await the Rajya Sabha. The other statements contradict the text.

Tark High-Yield Question Bank ⚡ Practice Full Test in Testing Arena ↗

🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)

UPSC Prelims 2021

Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.

Forensic Anchor: Cabinet Allocation of Business Rules & NCAP Framework
Examiner Trap Takeaway: UPSC swapped Central Pollution Control Board role with State Pollution Control Boards for state-level monitoring.

📚 Static Syllabus & Constitutional Linkages

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill: Laxmikanth, Indian Polity – Chapter on Anti‑Corruption Measures; discusses the Lokpal Act and its legislative journey.
Whistleblowers’ Protection Bill: Laxmikanth, Indian Polity – Section on Institutional Mechanisms for Transparency.