Excelsior Correspondent
New Delhi, Mar 11: In reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that in the last three years ending January 31, 2015, 16 CBI officers have been booked for corruption charges by their own organization which, in other words, means that CBI does not spare even its own officers if they are found implicated in corruption cases.
Giving details, Dr Jitendra Singh said, out of the 16 officers against whom cases were registered, 7 have been charge- sheeted along with disciplinary action as a result of which, one of them was dismissed, the second one was removed from service and another one was demoted or reduced to lower level of hierarchy. Of the remaining 9 cases, investigation is in process against 5 officers, while in other 4, closure report was filed after ordering dismissal of one officer, compulsory retirement of another officer and two cases are still being pursued in the court, he added.
As a premier anti corruption agency in the country, Dr Jitendra Singh said, CBI is fully aware of its responsibility to keep its ranks and files free from corruption. All appointments of level of Superintendent of Police and above in CBI are, accordingly, made on the basis of recommendations made by a committee headed by Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) as provided under Section 4(c) read with Section 4(a) of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, he explained.
Dr Jitendra Singh informed, the Government is committed to uphold the independence of CBI and the Director of CBI enjoys a secure term of minimum 2 years. In order to ensure further transparency and impartiality in the appointment of CBI Director, he said, the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act provides for appointment of Director on the recommendation of a committee consisting of Prime Minister as Chairperson and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Chief Justice of India as the Members. Recently, however, Dr Jitendra Singh added that the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946 was amended by the present Government as a result of which the Leader of the Single Largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha will be the Member of this Selection Committee in case there is no recognised Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as is the situation currently in the 16th Lok Sabha.
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