Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has disposed of 480 complaints it received till May this year, including some not related to graft. The Lokpal has been making efforts to inform people not to file complaints related to non-corruption matters with it.<br />''<br />''The Centre is yet to notify a form for filing complaints with Lokpal. All complaints received in whatever form were thus scrutinised. After scrutiny, complaints that did not fall within the mandate of the Lokpal were disposed of and complainants were informed accordingly.<br />''<br />''Lokpal is an apex body to deal with cases of corruption at the national level. It enquires into corruption allegations against central government functionaries in a time-bound manner.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The anti-corruption ombudsman advised citizens that other complaints related to pension, service related issues and public grievances should be addressed to the respective departments on official portals or websites and not to the Lokpal unless it is related to corruption.</span><br />
News On AIR | July 2, 2019 2:16 PM
Lokpal disposes of 480 complaints, asks people not to file non-corruption related matters