The meeting of the GoM, according to sources, will be attended by several senior ministers, including Home Minister P Chidambaram, Defence Minister A K Antony, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and Telecommunication Minister Kapil Sibal.
The GoM, sources said, will consider amendments to the Article 311 of the Constitution to incorporate provision for summary trial of cases involving grave misdemeanour and blatant
corruption by public servants.
The high-powered committee, they said, will suggest legislative and administrative measures to deal with cases of corruption and improve transparency in functioning of the government.
Published 21 January 2011, 08:35 IST