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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Lokpal is India's national anti-corruption ombudsman, a statutory body empowered to inquire into corruption allegations against public functionaries including the Prime Minister.
- Does the Lokpal have jurisdiction over the Prime Minister?
- Who constitutes the Selection Committee for appointing the Lokpal?
- What is the difference between the Lokpal and a Lokayukta?
- Why was the first Lokpal appointed only in 2019, six years after the Act?

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1. 1 January 2014

   The Lokpal is the central statutory anti-corruption ombudsman established under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, which received presidential assent on a…

2. 16 January 2014

   The Lokpal is the central statutory anti-corruption ombudsman established under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, which received presidential assent on 1…

3. 23 March 2019

   The first Lokpal was constituted on , when Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, a former Supreme Court judge, was appointed as the inaugural Chairperson, along with…

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In March 2019, the Government of India appointed Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, a former Supreme Court judge, as the first Chairperson of the Lokpal, five years after the enabling Act of 2013.

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