<P> The term `` Lokpal '' was coined by Dr. L.M. Singhvi in 1963 . The concept of a constitutional ombudsman was first proposed in parliament by Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen in the early 1960s . The first Jan Lokpal Bill was proposed by Adv Shanti Bhushan in 1968 and passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969 , but did not pass through the Rajya Sabha . Subsequently , ' lokpal bills ' were introduced in 1971 , 1977 , 1985 , again by Ashoke Kumar Sen , while serving as Law Minister in the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet , and again in 1989 , 1996 , 1998 , 2001 , 2005 and in 2008 , yet they were never passed . Forty five years after its first introduction , the Lokpal Bill is finally enacted in India on 18 December 2013 . </P>
<P> The term `` Lokpal '' was coined by Dr. L.M. Singhvi in 1963 . The concept of a constitutional ombudsman was first proposed in parliament by Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen in the early 1960s . The first Jan Lokpal Bill was proposed by Adv Shanti Bhushan in 1968 and passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969 , but did not pass through the Rajya Sabha . Subsequently , ' lokpal bills ' were introduced in 1971 , 1977 , 1985 , again by Ashoke Kumar Sen , while serving as Law Minister in the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet , and again in 1989 , 1996 , 1998 , 2001 , 2005 and in 2008 , yet they were never passed . Forty five years after its first introduction , the Lokpal Bill is finally enacted in India on 18 December 2013 . </P>
who recommended ombudsman type of institution in india
who recommended ombudsman type of institution in india
Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen
Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen