The establishment of the institutions of Lokayukta is part of an ongoing effort to provide clean, transparent and accountable government to the people. Lokayukta today are the institutional manifestations of the need to provide a quasi-judicial body, which would act as a watchdog to pinpoint wrong doings of the administration, look into complaints of the victims of corrupt elements and suggest measures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our Government. 

 Lokayuktas have been unearthing corruption cases, recommending measures to redress grievances of the people and above all, acting as a   
 much needed safety valve to release the bottled up pressure of aggrieved citizens, which, if allowed to accumulate, would put a question mark  
 on the credibility of our administrative apparatus. The very existence of a Lokayukta helps to generate a feeling of assurance among the public  
 at large, that they have a mechanism to fall back upon when faced with corrupt public servants.