The cabinet, at a meeting on Tuesday Dec 13,2011 chaired by PM Manmohan Singh, approved the -
- Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill
- Grievances Redressal Bill and
- Whistleblowers' Protection Bill
The Judicial Accountability Bill seeks to lay down judicial standards and provide for accountability of judges. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha last year. It was later sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel and Law and Justice.
The Citizen's Charter, something Team Anna wanted included in the Lokpal Bill, seeks to ensure the citizen's Right to Service and set up a grievance redressal mechanism. It envisages the stetting up of a Central Public Grievance Redressal Commission.
The Whistleblowers Bill or the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill seeks to protect RTI and other activists.
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