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Description: In order to improve the standard of Public Administration through Investigation of Complaint against Public functionaries, the Assam Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act, 1985 (Assam Act XX of 1985) was introduced which received the assent of the Hon’ble President of India on 12th December’1986 and thereafter, the Assam Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Rules were framed in 1988 vide Notification No.PLA.193/83 dated the 20th January’1989. Accordingly, the Lokayukta Organization was set up on 20th January’1989 in Assam. Since its inception, the Lokayukta Organization is working to investigate a complaint of “allegation” and “grievance” against Public functionaries including Ministers and other Elected Authorities. List of the Hon’ble Justice who held the Office of the Lokayukta/Upa-Lokayukta, Assam is shown below:
Sl. No
NAME OF LOKAYUKTA AND UPA-LOKAYUKTA
PERIOD OF HOLDING CHARGE
FROM
TO
1.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice T.C Das, Lokayukta Assam
01/02/1989
31/01/1994
2.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. K. Manisana Singh, Lokayukta, Assam
10/02/1994
21/03/1995
3.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.N. Baruah, Upa-Lokayukta, Assam
01/03/2001
28/02/2002
4.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. C. Phukan, Upa-Lokayukta, Assam
03/03/2006
30/11/2007
5.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice D. Biswas, Upa-Lokayukta, Assam
28/04/2010
31/08/2012
6.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice H. Barua, Upa-Lokayukta, Assam
07/05/2014
31/10/2016
7.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.R. Sarma, Upa-Lokayukta, Assam
14/03/2017
To strengthen the Lokayukta Organization, the following steps have been taken:
To increase the awareness among the people about the Lokayukta & Upa-Lokayuktas Act, advertisements have been published in local newspapers in Assam.
Office of the Lokayukta, Assam has launched a website “assamlokayukta.gov.in” incorporating the history, various provisions of Lokayukta, Assam, the powers and functions of Lokayukta and the relief it can offer for redressing the grievances of the aggrieved persons.
Further, necessary directions have been given to all Deputy Commissioners and the Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil) to constitute a Lokayukta Cell in their respective Offices.
