Chhattisgarh Lok Aayog Adhiniyam, 2002

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    "title": "Chhattisgarh Lok Aayog Adhiniyam, 2002",
    "short_title": "Chhattisgarh Lok Aayog Adhiniyam, 2002",
    "act_number": "C.G. Act No. 30 of 2002",
    "act_year": 2002,
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    "description": "Chhattisgarh Lok Aayog Adhiniyam, 2002",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Action\" means any action including administrative action taken by way of decision, recommendation or finding or in any other manner and includes wilful failure or omission to act and all other expressions relating to such action shall be construed accordingly;\n(b) \"competent authority\" , means,-\n(i) in the case of a Minister other than the Chief Minister, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh;\n(ii) in the case of the Chief Minister or a Member of the State Legislature, the Governor of Chhattisgarh;\n(iii) in the case of an officer of the All India Services, the Chief Minister;\n(iv) in the case of a Government servant, other than a member of the All India Services, the appointing authority of such Government servant;\n(v) in the case of any other public servant, such authority as may be prescribed by the Government;\n(c) \"corruption\" includes anything made punishable under Chapter IX of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act No. 45 of 1860) or under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Central Act No 49 of 1988);\n(d) \"Government servant\" means a person who is a member of the All India Services allocated under the All India Services Rules to the State of Chhattisgarh or a person who is a member of the civil services of the State of Chhattisgarh or who holds a civil post or is serving in connection with the affairs of the State of Chhattisgarh, and includes any such person whose services are temporarily placed at the disposal of the Government of India, the Government of another State, a local authority or any person whether incorporated or not, and also any persons in the service of a Local or other Authority in Chhattisgarh;\n(e) \"Local Authority\" means and includes a Panchayat at the Village, Janpad or District levels constituted under the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 (Act No. 1 of 1994), a Municipal Corporation constituted under the Chhattisgarh Nagar Palik Nigam Adhiniyam, 1956 (Act No. 23 of 1956), a Nagar Panchayat or a Nagar Palika constituted under the Chhattisgarh Nagar Palika Adhiniyam, 1961 (Act No. 37 of 1961), and any other area development authority by whatever name called, constituted under an Act of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly;\n(f) \"Lok Aayog\" means the Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of this Adhiniyam;\n(g) \"Minister\" means a member of the Council of Ministers for the State of Chhattisgarh, by whatever name called, that is to say the Chief Minister, a Minister, Minister of State, Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Secretary, or any office equated in status to that of a Minister;\n(h) \"misconduct\" by a public servant means and includes that such public servant,-\n(i) has abused his position as such public servant to obtain any gain or favour to himself or to any other person or to cause undue harm or hardship to any other person;\n(ii) has actuated in the discharge of his functions as such public servant by personal interest or improper or corrupt motives;\n(iii) has indulged in corruption, undue favour, nepotism or lack of integrity in his capacity as such public servant;\n(iv) is in possession of pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his known sources of income and such pecuniary resources or property is held by public servant personally or by any member of his family or by any other person on his behalf;\n(i) \"Public servant\" shall mean and include a person who is-\n(i) the Chief Minister;\n(ii) a Minister;\n(iii) a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Chhattisgarh;\n(iv) a Government servant;\n(v) the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson (by whatever name called), or a member of a local authority in the State or a statutory body or Corporation established by or under any law of the State Legislature including a co-operative society, or a Government company within the meaning of Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act No. 1 of 1956) and such other Corporations or Boards, as the Government may, having regard to its financial interests, in such Corporations or Board by notification, from time to time, specify;\n(vi) a member of a Committee or Board or Authority or Corporation, statutory or non-statutory, constituted by the Government of Chhattisgarh;\n(vii) a person in the service or pay of-\n(aa) a local authority in the State;\n(bb) a statutory body or a Corporation (not being a local authority) established by or under a State or a Central Act, owned or controlled by the Government of Chhattisgarh and any other Board or Corporation as the Government may, having regard to its financial interest therein, notify from time to time;\n(cc) a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act No. 1 of 1956) in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid up share capital is held by the State Government of Chhattisgarh or any company which is a subsidiary of such company;\n(dd) a society registered or deemed to have been registered under the relevant Act of the State Legislature and subject to the control of the Government of Chhattisgarh;\n(ee) a co-operative society;\n(ff) a University created or deemed to have been created, under the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973 (Act No. 22 of 1973);\n(j) \"Secretary of the Lok Aayog\" means a person appointed and so designated to serve as an officer authorised to enter into communication or correspondence on behalf of the Lok Aayog with other persons or bodies.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of Lok Aayog.",
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            "title": "4. Term of office of members and other conditions of service.",
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            "content": "(a) he may, by writing under his hand addressed lo the Governor, resign his office and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it is tendered;\n(b) he may be removed from office in the manner specified in Section 5 of this Adhiniyam.]\n(a) in prescribing the allowances and pension payable to and other conditions of Service of the Pramukh Lokayukt or the Lokayukt, regard shall he had to the allowances and pensions payable to and other conditions of service enjoyed by him in the last office held prior to appointment as Pramukh Lokayukt or Lokayukt as the case may be;\n(b) the allowances and pension payable to and other conditions of service of the Pramukh Lokayukt or the Lokayukt shall not be varied to his disadvantage after appointment under this Adhiniyam.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Removal of Pramukh Lokayukt and Lokayukt.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Matters that may be enquired into by Lok Aayog.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Matters not subject to inquiry.",
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            "content": "(a) in respect of which a formal and public inquiry has been ordered under the Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1950 (Act No. 37 of 1950); or\n(b) in respect of a matter which has been referred for enquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 (Act No. 60 of 1952).\n(a) if it is made after the expiry of twelve months from the date on which the action complained against becomes known to the complainant;\n(b) it it is made after the expiry of five years from the date on which the action complained against is alleged to have taken place :",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Provisions relating to complaints.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Procedure in respect of inquiries.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Evidence.",
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            "content": "(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;\n(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;\n(c) receiving evidence on affidavits;\n(d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office;\n(e) issuing commission for the examination of witnesses and documents;\n(f) such other matters, as may be prescribed.\n(a) as might prejudice the security of the State; or\n(b) as might involve the disclosure of proceedings of the Council of Ministers of the State Government.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Reports of Lok Aayog.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Reports in respect of the Chief Minister.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Staff of Lok Aayog.",
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            "content": "(a) an investigating agency appointed by the State Government for the Lok Aayog; or\n(b) any officer or investigating agency of the State or Central Government with the concurrence of that Government; or\n(c) any other person or agency.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Secrecy of Information.",
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            "content": "(a) for purpose of the enquiry or in any report to be made thereon or for any action or proceedings to be taken on such report; or\n(b) for purposes of any proceeding for an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Act No. 19 of 1923), or any offence of giving or fabricating false evidence under the Indian Penal Code or for the purpose of any proceedings under Section 15 of this Adhiniyam; or\n(c) for such other purposes as may be prescribed.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Protection.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Lok Aayog to make suggestions.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Power to make rules.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Removal of doubts.",
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            "content": "(a) any member of the judicial service who is under the administrative control of the High Court of Chhattisgarh under Article 235 of the Constitution of India;\n(b) the Chairman or a member of the State Public Service Commission;\n(c) the Chief Electoral Officer of Chhattisgarh;\n(d) any member of the Secretariat staff of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly;\n(e) any member of the staff of the Governor's Secretariat.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Saving.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Repeal of Act No. 37 of 1981 and prohibition to entertain complaints disposed of prior to the commencement of this Adhiniyam.",
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            "content": "The First Schedule\n[ See Section 3 (6)]\nThe Second Schedule\n[ See Section 4 (5)]\n(i) A Judge of the Supreme Court of India, in case the Pramukh Lokayukt is appointed from among persons who have held the office of a Judge of the Supreme Court,\n(ii) A Chief Justice of a High Court, in case the Pramukh Lokayukt is appointed from amongst persons who have held the office of a Chief Justice of a High Court,\n(iii) A Judge of a High Court, in case the Pramukh Lokayukt is appointed from amongst persons who have held the oil ice of a Judge of a High Court :\n(a) by the amount of pension (other than a disability pension) in respect of any previous service being drawn by him; and\n(b) if he has before appointment as the Pramukh Lokayukt received in lieu of a portion of the pension due to him the commuted value thereof, by the amount of that portion of pension; and\n(c) if he has, before such appointment, received a retirement gratuity in respect of such previous service, by the pension equivalent of that gratuity.\n(i) A Secretary to the Government of India in case the Lokayukt is appointed from amongst the Secretaries to the Government of India,\n(ii) A person who has held any post under the Central or State Government in India carrying a scale of pay which is not less than that of a Secretary to Government of India in case the Lokayukt is appointed from amongst persons holding such posts :\n(a) by the amount of that pension; and\n(b) if he has, before such appointment received in lieu of a portion of the pension due to him in respect of such previous service the commuted value thereof, by the amount of that portion of the pension; and\n(c) if he has, before such appointment, received a retirement gratuity in respect of such previous service, by the pension equivalent of that gratuity.\nThe Third Schedule\n[ See Section 7(1)]\n(a) Action taken under the Extradition Act, 1962 (Act No. 34 of 1962) or the Foreigners Act, 1946 (Act No. 31 of 1946).\n(b) Action taken for the purpose of investigating crime or protecting the security of the State including action taken with respect to passports and travel documents.\n(c) Action taken in matters which arise out of the terms of a contract governing purely commercial relations of the administration with customers or suppliers, except where the complaint relates to corruption, harassment or gross delay in meeting contract obligations.\n(d) Action taken in the exercise of powers in relation to determining whether a matter shall go to a Court or not.\n(e) Action taken in respect of removals, pay, discipline, superannuation r other matters relating to conditions of service of public servants but not including action relating to claims for pension, gratuity, provident fund or to any claim which arise on retirement, removal or termination of service.\n(f) Action involving complaints of corruption in respect of appointments of those mentioned in Section 18.\n(g) Grant of honours and awards.",
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        "Act ID": "Last Updated 2nd November, 2019 [cg030]",
        "Act Number": "C.G. Act No. 30 of 2002",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2002",
        "Short Title": "Chhattisgarh Lok Aayog Adhiniyam, 2002",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Chhattisgarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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