All About Appointment of CBI Director

The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Subodh Kumar Jaiswal as the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of 2 years from the date of assumption of charge. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was working without a regular chief for over three months after Rishi Kumar Shukla completed his two-year tenure on February 3.He has been serving as the Director-General (DG of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
He was recommended for the post by the 3-member selection committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 3 members’ high-level Selection committee headed by PM consists of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

Subodh Jaiswal is a 1985-batch Maharashtra cadre IPS officer who was serving as the chief of CISF.
Earlier, he held the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner and Maharashtra DGP.
The 58-year old officer was the chief of the Special Investigation Team that probed the Rs 20,000 crore fake stamp paper scam also known as the Abdul Karim Telgi scam.
Subodh Jaiswal was awarded the President’s Police Medal for his distinguished service in 2009.

The Director of CBI as Inspector General of Police, Delhi Special Police Establishment, is the head and responsible for the administration of the Institution.
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act of 2013 amended the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (1946) and made the below mentioned changes wrt appointment of the Director of CBI:
- Structure of Appointment Committee: The Central Government shall appoint the Director of CBI on the recommendation of a three-member committee consisting of
  - Prime Minister as Chairperson
  - Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and
  - Chief Justice of India or Judge of the Supreme Court (SC).
The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2014 made a change in the sturcture of the committee.
- If there is no recognized leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, then the leader of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha would be a member of that committee.
Term of CBI Director: The Director of CBI has been provided security of two-year tenure in office by the CVC Act, 2003.

The CBI was came into existance in 1963 by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Now, the CBI comes under the administrative control of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption (1962–1964) has recommended the establishment of CBI.
The CBI is not a statutory body, it derives powers from Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
The CBI is the main investigating agency of the Central Government.
- It also provides support and assistance to the CVC and Lokpal.
- It is also the nodal police agency in India which coordinates investigations on behalf of Interpol Member countries.
The CBI has jurisdiction to investigate offences pertaining to 69 Central laws, 18 State Acts and 231 offences in the IPC.

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