Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011

Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014
Parliament of India
	Long title 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. ;
Citation	Act No. 17 of 2014
Passed by	Lok Sabha
Passed	27 December 2011
Considered by	Rajya Sabha
Enacted by	21 February 2014
Assented to by	President Pranab Mukherjee
Assented to	9 September 2014
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill title	Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011
Bill citation	Bill No. 97 of 2010
Introduced by	Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions
Introduced	26 August 2010
Standing Committee	16 September 2010–9 June 2011
Passed	27 December 2011
Second chamber: 21 February 2014
Passed	21 February 2014
Repeals
	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Resolution No. 371/12/2002-AVD-III dated the 21 April 2004 as amended vide Resolution of even number, dated the 29 April 2004
Amended by
	Repealing and Amending Act, 2015
	Status: Not yet in force

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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 (renamed as Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 by the second schedule of the Repealing and Amending Act, 2015) 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 also provides punishment for false or frivolous complaints.

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