Arunachal CM Nabam Tuki signs Lokayukta Bill

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has signed into law the Lokayukta Bill which the state Assembly had passed in March.

Passage of the Lokayukta Act was a commitment made in Congress's election manifesto this year, official sources said here today.

"This is a gift to the people of Arunachal Pradesh from a responsive government," the sources quoted Tuki as saying after he signed the Bill yesterday on his first day in office following Congress's re-election in the state.

Lokayukta is a quasi-judicial body which would act as a watchdog to pinpoint wrongdoings of the administration, look into complaints of victims of corruption and suggest measures to improve the efficiency of the government.