Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011

For the Act in United States, see Whistleblower Protection Act.

Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014
Parliament of India
  • An act to establish a mechanism to receive complaints relating to disclosure on any allegation of corruption or wilful misuse of power or wilful misuse of discretion against any public servant and to inquire or cause an inquiry into such disclosure and to provide adequate safeguards against victimisation of the person making such complaint and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
CitationAct No. 17 of 2014
Enacted byParliament of India
Assented to9 May 2014 (2014-05-09)
Status: In force

Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 (renamed as Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 by the second schedule of the Repealing and Amending Act, 2015[1]) is an Act of the Parliament of India which provides a mechanism to investigate alleged corruption and misuse of power by public servants and also protect anyone who exposes alleged wrongdoing in government bodies, projects and offices. The wrongdoing might be in the form of fraud, corruption or mismanagement. The Act will also ensure punishment for false or frivolous complaints.[2]

The Act was approved by the Cabinet of India as part of a drive to eliminate corruption in the country's bureaucracy[3][4] and passed by the Lok Sabha on 27 December 2011.[5] The Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on 21 February 2014 and received the President's assent on 9 May 2014.[6][7]

  1. ^ Amended Act, as hosted in legislative.gov.in
  2. ^ India, Times of (22 February 2014). "After 2 years and no changes, Whistleblowers Bill cleared | India News - Times of India". Times of India. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Whistleblowers Protection Bill soon, Govt tells RS". The Times of India. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Cabinet clears whistleblower protection Bill". The Hindu. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Indian Parliament passes Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2011". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011" (PDF). Gazette of India. Retrieved 13 May 2014.