NEW DELHI: The Cabinet today gave ex-post facto approval to a proposal to amend the Lokpal Act to exempt Central Government employees and NGOs executives from filing details of assets of their spouses and children.
Parliament had on July 28 passed a bill to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.
A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its ex-post facto approval for amendments to section 44 and consequential amendments to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 by introducing the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Parliament, a release issued by the Government said.
“The approved amendments will address concerns and apprehensions expressed by different categories of public servants and addresses the difficulties being faced in implementing the provision of section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. The amendments are in line with one of the recommendations of the standing committee,” it said. (AGENCIES)
Follow our WhatsApp channel