{"id":39987,"date":"2025-03-28T19:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T13:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=39987"},"modified":"2025-03-28T19:18:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T13:48:46","slug":"cbi-direct-recruitment-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/28-03-2025\/cbi-direct-recruitment-framework","title":{"rendered":"Panel Recommends Framework for Direct Recruitment in CBI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice recommended <strong>independent direct recruitment in the CBI.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Recommendation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Independent Recruitment: <\/strong>Significant number of posts filled on deputation from various organizations.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CBI should develop an independent recruitment framework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Direct recruitment through SSC, UPSC, or a dedicated CBI exam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lateral entry for specialists in cybercrime, forensics, financial fraud, and legal domains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deputation <\/strong>should be limited to senior posts.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create an in-house expertise team to reduce reliance on external experts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State Consent:<\/strong> Enact a new law allowing CBI to investigate matters of national security and integrity without state consent.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure safeguards to maintain impartiality and prevent state governments from feeling powerless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Permanent Cadre:<\/strong> CBI should establish a permanent cadre with structured career progression for stability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Issues with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lack of Autonomy &amp; Effectiveness:<\/strong> Operates under the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, which limits its independence.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>State government consent is required for investigations, often creating operational roadblocks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manpower Shortages: <\/strong>Nearly 16% of the agency&#8217;s sanctioned strength is vacant leading to operational hurdles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CBI Deputations Issue: <\/strong>The CBI faces challenges in filling posts through deputations, especially for ranks below inspector, due to a shortage of suitable candidates from state police.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CBI is <strong>India&#8217;s specialized investigative agency<\/strong>, responsible for tackling high-profile crimes, corruption, and national security matters.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Founded: <\/strong>CBI was established in <strong>1963 <\/strong>on the recommendation of the <strong>Santhanam Committee<\/strong> on Prevention of Corruption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ministry:<\/strong> Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jurisdiction: <\/strong>CBI\u2019s investigative powers are subject to state government consent for crimes not covered under its general consent.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eight states have withdrawn this consent, limiting its ability to investigate certain cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Director: <\/strong>The CBI is headed by a Director for a tenure of<strong> 2 years, <\/strong>appointed by the central government on r<strong>ecommendation by a three-member Appointment Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/house-panel-framework-direct-recruitment-cbi-9909910\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice recommended independent direct recruitment in the CBI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39987"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39989,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39987\/revisions\/39989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}