Original Delhi: Lokpal chairperson Justice A M Khanwilkar on Friday stated the style of complaints bought by the anti-corruption ombudsman has increased step by step over the final two years, reflecting better citizen engagement.
Addressing the Foundation Day of the anti-corruption ombudsman, the chairperson reminded voters that they are the bottom infantrymen preventing corruption, and in the occasion that they opt to stay still, that silence too is a invent of corruption.
“The number of complaints received in the Lokpal has increased steadily over the last two years. The projected number of complaints for the year 2025-26 shows an exponential increase in comparison to the complaints registered during the year 2024-25. The rise in complaints is not just a statistic — it’s a reflection of increased citizen engagement,” he stated.
It furthermore implies that voters are extra awake about their rights and appropriate accountability and are turning into extra assured in drawing shut the Lokpal for redressal, he added.
“The number of sittings held by benches has risen consistently, showing a proactive approach of handling cases swiftly,” the chairperson stated.
This has ensured minimal pendency, ensuing in the effectively timed and atmosphere pleasant disposal of complaints, he stated.
“We accept our responsibility to be transparent, consistent and accountable. But we also recognise our duty to be just. For true justice demands patience, not performance. The Lokpal’s independence lies not in how loudly it declares it, but in how quietly and courageously it exercises it,” Khanwilkar stated.
Reaffirming the commitment of the Lokpal for beautiful and accountable governance, he reminded every citizen, every non-resident Indian, every in a foreign places nation citizen of India, that they are the bottom infantrymen preventing corruption, and in the occasion that they opt to stay still, that silence too is a invent of corruption.
The Foundation Day arrangement became once held on the Lokpal’s space of enterprise here.
“Last year, Lokpal Day 2025 was commemorated for the first time as a premier event, with participation of high dignitaries and stakeholders at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
“On the opposite hand, this year, as the Lokpal is required to acknowledge austerity in spending owing to budgetary management, the Lokpal became once impelled to celebrate this well-known milestone match in the historical previous of Lokpal of India in-condominium, within its campus in a modest capacity,” an official statement said.
Dignitaries who graced the occasion were judicial members Justice Lingappa Narayana Swami, Justice Sanjay Yadav, Ritu Raj Awasthi and non-judicial members — Sushil Chandra, Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey.
The function started with the welcoming of the chief guest, Justice Khanwilkar, followed by ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Saraswati Vandana’.
While welcoming the chief guest, Justice Swami said the day holds special importance in the democratic journey of the nation as it marks the establishment of the Lokpal of India, an institution envisioned to uphold integrity, accountability, and transparency in public life.
“In the intervening time is for reflection on what we as an establishment fetch been thru, on the growth made to this level, to reaffirm our commitment to moral governance, and to augment mechanisms that promote vigilance, fairness, and public belief,” he said.
“The Lokpal Day is now not only a commemoration, but an opportunity and a accountability to cease, to take a look at support as to why this establishment became once created, and to quiz ourselves the save we stand on the present time, and the save we must whisk subsequent,” Justice Swami said.
During the event, a newly built state-of-the-art data centre of the Lokpal was inaugurated. It is aimed at providing end-to-end robust and digitised, paperless processing of complaints to enhance efficiency and ensure confidentiality, said a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.
