News2News.in Explainer: How is the appointment of CBI chief, know the complete process and his salary

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News2News.in Explainer: How is the appointment of CBI chief, know the complete process and his salary

The CBI investigation is considered very credible.

The CBI investigation is considered very credible.

Appointment of CBI Director:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigative agency of the country. Often the question remains in the mind of the people that how the CBI Chief is appointed. How much is the salary and how long is the tenure. Today in News2News.in Explainer, we are going to tell you all the information related to it.

According to media reports, the CBI chief is appointed by the selection committee. The Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Leader of the Opposition are present in this committee. If there is no Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, then the leader of the largest opposition party in the House is included in this committee. In this process, applications are sought from the officers, after which their appointment is finalized. Till 2014, the Chief of the CBI was appointed by the DSPE Act of 1946, but from 2014, by the Lokpal Act, he was appointed by a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of the Opposition.

When was the CBI formed

The CBI was formed in 1941 to prevent bribery related to the purchase of war material during the Second World War. It is a statutory body, but it has powers of investigation under the Special Police Act, 1946. The main purpose of its creation was to curb corruption. Later, the CBI was also entrusted with the responsibility of other investigations like famous murders, crimes, kidnappings, crimes.

What is the work of CBI:

1: The main function of CBI is to investigate the Central officers and employees involved in corruption.

2: Investigating cases of foreign exchange violations

3: Maintaining coordination between anti-corruption agencies and state police forces.

4: To investigate any matter at the behest of the State Governments.

5: Investigating cases of violation of passport and other related laws

6: CBI can arrest any public servant even without any warrant.

7. If the CBI chief feels that an accused can tamper with the evidence, then he can be arrested. The CBI Chief is responsible for the administration of the Inspector General of Police as per the Delhi Special Police Act.

What is the process of removing the CBI chief?

CBI is the premier investigative agency of the country. In such a situation, there is a dispute from time to time regarding the election and removal of the CBI Director. Let us know how the CBI chief is removed. Before the year 1997, the Central Government used to remove the CBI Chief from his post whenever it wanted. However, after the Vipin Narayan case in 1997, under the order of the Supreme Court, his tenure was reduced to at least two years so that he could do his work independently.

Let us tell you that before the removal of the CBI chief, the information about the entire case has to be given to the selection panel. Also, to remove these, the Department of Personnel and Training has to report to the High Label Committee. After this a meeting is called and it is told that there are the following allegations against them. After this, the decision on this is taken by the same three-member committee, which appoints them.

What is the salary of CBI chief

The salary of a CBI Chief ranges between 1.60 lakh to 2.20 lakh. Despite this, many types of facilities are provided to them on basic salary. Dearness allowance is 120 percent of the basic salary. Last year, the government has issued a new order regarding the salary of CBI. According to this, the CBI chief will get the same salary as the IAS officers. In this, the officers will get a salary of 2.25 lakhs every month. This includes separate allowances.

Till now CBI Chief of India

1. DP Kohli 1 April 1963 to 31 May 1968

2. FV Arul 31 May 1968 to 6 May 1971

3. D Sen 6 May 1971 to 29 March 1977

4. SN Mathur 29 March 1977 to 2 May 1977

5. CV Narasimhan 2 May 1977 to 25 November 1977

6. John Lobo 25 November 1977 to 30 June 1979

7. RD Singh 30 June 1979 to 24 January 1980

8. JS Bajwa 24 January 1980 to 28 February 1985

9. MG Katre 28 February 1985 to 31 October 1989

10. Dr. AP Mukherjee 31 October 1989 to 11 January 1990

11. R Shekhar 11 January 1990 to 14 February 1990

12. Vijay Karan 14 February 1990 to 1 June 1992

13. SK Datta 1 June 1992 to 31 July 1993

14. KVR Rao 31 July 1993 to 31 July 1996

15. Joginder Singh 31 July 1996 30 June 1997

16. RC Sharma 30 June 1997 to 31 January 1998

17. DR Karthikeyan (Acting) 31 January 1998 31 March 1998

18. Dr. TN Mishra (Acting) 31 March 1998 to 4 January 1999

19. Dr. RK Raghavan 4 January 1999 to 30 April 2001

20. PC Sharma 30 April 2001 6 December 2003

21. US Mishra 6 December 2003 to 6 December 2005

22. Vijay Shankar Tiwari 12 December 2005 to 31 July 2008

23. Ashwini Kumar 2 August 2008 30 November 2010

24. AP Singh 30 November 2010 to 30 November 2012

25. Ranjit Sinha 3 December 2012 to 2 December 2014

26. Anil Sinha 3 December 2014 to 2 December 2016

27. Rakesh Asthana (Special Director) 2 December 2016 to 1 February 2017

28. Alok Kumar Verma 1 February 2017 to 10 January 2019

29. M Nageswara Rao (Interim) 24 October 2018 to 4 February 2019

30. Rishi Kumar Shukla 4 February 2019 to 3 February 2021

31. Praveen Sinha (Interim) 3 February 2021 to 25 May 2021

32. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal 25 May 2021 to 25 May 2023

33. Praveen Sood continues from 25 May 2023 to present.

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