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The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, ______ provides legal protection to persons exposing corruption or misuse of power by public servants.

  1. 2011
  2. 2014
  3. 2016
  4. 2019

Answer: 2014

Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014: Aims to: (a) Protect persons making public interest disclosures about corruption, misuse of power, criminal offences by public servants, (b) Provide mechanism for inquiry into disclosures, (c) Penalize victimization of whistle blowers. However, not fully notified due to debates on national security exemptions. Highlights tension between transparency/accountability and legitimate confidentiality in governance.

Topic Ethical Governance - Whistle Blower Protection
Exam Relevance Ethical governance legislation question for UPSC Prelims and current affairs exams