Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of Sta te in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.
(a) to (c): According to information furnished by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the CBI has registered 16 regular cases against its own officers during the last three years i.e. W 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 (till 31.01.2015). The year-wise break up of these cases is as under:-
Year No. of cases registered 2012 07 2013 03 2014 04 2015 (upto 31/01/2015) 02
The complete details of these cases including present status, as reported by CBI are at Annexure.
(d) : Government is fully aware of the need to ensure that the CBI, as the premier anti corruption agency in the country, is free from corruption within its ranks. The following concrete steps have been taken in this regard:-
(i) All induction in the CBI of and above the level of Superintendent of Police except Director are made by the Government on the basis of recommendation made by a Committee headed by Central Vigilance Commissioner as provided under Section 4C of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. Extension /curtailment of tenure of such officers is also decided on the basis of recommendations of the said Committee. This ensures that only officers with a proven track record in police work and with integrity are selected/retained in the organisation.
The Director of Prosecution in CBI is also appointed on the recommendations of the Central Vigilance Commission.
(ii) CBI has a robust Internal Vigilance mechanism, with a dedicated Unit, which is headed by a Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), who is of the level of Joint Director/Inspector General of Police (IGP), assisted by two Deputy Inspectors General and seven Senior Superintendents of Police. Vigilance Units are located in all Metropolitan cities, viz., Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.
(iii) Further, the Central Government has provided sufficient funds under plan and non-plan schemes for training of CBI officers to enhance their investigation skills and also to inculcate in them the appropriate work ethos expected out of a premier anti-corruption organization. The CBI officers in different ranks have to undergo an orientation course comprising internal vigilance, Dos and Don’ts for officers/officials and various provisions of Conduct Rules with a view to make them more professional, industrious, impartial, upright and dedicated to the service of the nation.
Thus it can be seen from the fact that even though CBI has an actual strength of over 5,600 officers and staff as on date, only sixteen regular cases have been registered against officers/staff of CBI during the last three years and the current year, i.e. upto 31-01-2015. Major penalties of dismissal from service in two cases, removal from service and compulsory retirement in one case each and penalty of reduction to lower rank in one case have been imposed on the delinquent officials.
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