The new bill empowers a selection committee chaired by the Chief Minister to appoint the Lokayukta. The panel comprises the Speaker of the Assembly, a Minister, the Leader of Opposition, a High Court Judge to be nominated by the Chief Justice, and the State Vigilance Commissioner.
The bill provides for four ‘Up-Lokayuktas', unlike the current Act, and has provisions for retirement of the Lokayukta and the ‘Up-Lokayukta'.