Uttarakhand Lokayukta

Uttarakhand Lokayukta is the Parliamentary Ombudsman for the state of Uttarakhand in India. It is a high level statutory functionary, created to address grievances of the public against ministers, legislators, administration and public servants of the state, in issues related to misuse of power, mal-administration and corruption. It was first formed under the Uttarakhand Lokayukta Act, 2014 and approved by the Governor of Uttarakhand. With The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 adopted by the Parliament of India coming into force on 16 January 2014, each state in India was required to appoint its Lokayukta within a year. An Upa-Lokayukta is a deputy to the Lokayukta and assists in her or his work and acts as the in-charge Lokayukta in case the position falls vacant prematurely.