CBI to set up national mission against corruption

New Delhi, Aug 27(ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said that it has decided to set up a national mission against corruption.

This decision was taken and a resolution was adopted at the two-day conference of the agency that concluded here on Thursday evening.

While addressing media after the conference, Minister of State for Personnel and Parliamentary Affairs Prithivi Raj Chavan said that CBI will be provided with all help to expedite the process in dealing with the corruption cases in the country.

The mission would focus on taking preventive, as well as punitive actions against corruption and would also modernise anti-corruption bureaus at state levels.

The conference also took other resolutions, which call for approving legislation by Parliament for whistle blower law as recommended by the UN Convention against corruption. (ANI)