206 corruption cases registered against Central government employees in 2018
The CBI has registered 206 cases of corruption against Central government employees between January and November last year, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh informed Lok Sabha today. Of the total cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till November last year, charge sheets have been filed in only 45 of them, according to the minister's written reply in the House.
Total 1,179 corruption cases registered from 2015 till 2017
There were 338 such cases registered in 2017, as against 400 in 2016 and 441 in 2015. The charge sheets were filed in 168 cases in 2017, 272 in 2016 and 361 in 2015, the reply said. In another reply, Singh said the Central government has granted sanction for prosecution against 17 IAS officers in 23 cases since January 2015.
16 cases of corruption against IFS officers were noticed
The Personnel Ministry deals with corruption cases involving Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. "Also, as per information received from the Ministry of Home Affairs, sanction for prosecution has been granted to prosecute three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers during last three years (2015 to 2017)," Singh said. As per information received from MoEF, 16 cases of corruption against IFS officers were noticed, he added.
Sanction for prosecution granted in four out of 16 cases
As per Ministry of Environment, Forest (MoEF), which focuses on the implementation of policies relating to conservation of the country's natural resources, sanction for prosecution was granted in four cases against the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers during the last three years, the minister said.