[authors: Vaish Associates]
There is no single comprehensive legislation in India that provides protection to whistleblowers. In 2014, there was an attempt to codify a statute, and accordingly, the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 ("Whistle Blower Act") was enacted to file whistleblower complaints against public servants regarding corruption, wilful misuse of power, or commission of criminal offense by public servants. However, to date, the provisions of the Whistle Blower Act have not yet been enforced by the Central Government of India.
Furthermore, there are a few other statues containing provisions and schemes launched by few government agencies to protect and reward the whistle blowers.
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