Rise in corruption cases; CVC gets 40,000 complaints this year

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 27 2016 | 5:07 PM IST
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has received over 40,000 complaints of alleged corruption so far this year, a rise of about 8,300 over last year, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.
The CVC has received 40,517 complaints between January and June this year as against 32,149 received during the last year, he said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
The Commission had received 64,410 and 35,332 complaints in 2014 and 2013.
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First Published: Jul 27 2016 | 5:07 PM IST

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