(a) whether the Government maintains any information with regard to officers/employees
involved in cases of bribery including in private sector;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the manner in which the Government would check rising number of bribery
cases in the absence of such information; and
(d) the measures/steps taken by the Government for maintaining information relating to
cases of bribery in the country?
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister
of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) & (b): In so far as Central Government is concerned, the cases of corruption are
supervised by the Central Vigilance Commission and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) .
They provide information on corruption cases, from time to time.
In so far as State Governments are concerned, they have their own mechanisms by various
names lie, State Vigilance Commissions, Economic Offences Wing, Anti-corruption Bureaus,
Lokayuktas, etc.
(c) & (d): In order to check corruption cases including the bribery cases, the Government
has introduced the following Bills in the Parliament:-
(i) The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosure Bill, 2010.
(ii) The Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International
Organizations Bill, 2011.
(iii) The Lokpal & Lokayuktas Bill, 2011.
(iv) The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of
their Grievances Bill, 2011.
(v) The Public Procurement Bill, 2012.
(d): Information relating to cases of bribery in the country is not maintained centrally.