WHISTLE BLOWERS PROTECTION ACT 2014 WORKING FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF CORRUPTION, AND WILFUL MISUSE OF THE POWER BY PUBLIC SERVANTS.

The whistle blowers protection Act 2014was enacted to enable any person to disclose to a competent authority,acts of corruption or wilful misuse of the power or discretion,or criminal offences by a public servant. In case a federal employee authorised to take,direct others to take ,recommend or approve any personnel action may not take,fail to take or threaten to take any personnel action against an employee because of protected Whistle blowing.Protected Whistle blowing is defined as disclosing information which the discloser reasonably believes evidences :-- 1 a violation of law, rule or regulation 2 gross mismanagement 3 gross waste of funds 4 an abuse of authority,or 5 a substantial and a specific danger to public health or safety .In case one believes that he has been subject to retaliation for protected Whistle blowing, one can file a complaint with the office of special counsel (OSC) and the OSC is an independent agency that investigates and prosecutes allegations of prohibited personnel practices by federal employees.OSC has the authority to investigate prohibited personnel practices including allegations of the whistle blower retaliation,and may seek corrective action or disciplinary action when warranted .As for as the correspondence made by the whistle blowers protection Act is concerned the department of the administrative reforms organisation working for the good governance and accountability and every one has to act for the correction and disciplinary action under article 350 of the constitution to follow act and advice under law for which the department of Administrative reforms working in the state to deal with the problems of the RTI activists, volunteers and the Resource persons working for the welfare of society and circle and taking cognizance of the delay and dereliction of duty at the level of public servants.