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PM to open anti-corruption meet Friday

By IANS,

New Delhi : Aiming to strengthen the country’s anti-corruption mechanism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 18th biennial conference of the Central Bureau of Investigation and state anti-corruption agencies Friday.

The prime minister will also present the President’s Police Medals for distinguished service to CBI officers.

According to officials, apart from an appraisal of anti-corruption apparatus in the country, the two-day meet will discuss issues like combating corruption for economic development, attachment and forfeiture of property, challenges in investigation of dispropotionate assets cases, need for strengthening state anti-corruption machinery and Lokayukta models in some states.