(a) whether an anti corruption cell is functioning in the Prime Minister`s office;
(b) if so, since when this cell is functioning and year-wise and the number of complaints received by this cell till date;
(c) the number of officers against whom action has been taken and the number of persons punished so far; and
(d) the number of persons removed from service as a result of action taken against them?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTRY OF PLANNING, DEPARTMENT OF SPACE AND DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY (SHRI S.B. MOOKHERJEE)
(a) to (b) Yes Sir. The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) was set up on 17.8.1997 for directly monitoring anti-corruption complaints. The Anti-Corruption Unit has received 7839 complaints since its inception till 8.4.2003.
3003, 1611, 1043, 806, 808 and 503 complaints were received and dealt with during the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively, by the ACU.
(c) & (d) Up to 8.4.2003, penalty has been imposed on 287 officials including 2 officials who have been dismissed from service, 1 official, whose services have been terminated and 3 officials who have been compulsorily retired on the basis of complaints received in the ACU.