- The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) recommended the establishment of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayukta in the states to address public grievances and corruption. - Odisha was the first state to pass the Lokayukta Act in 1970, but it did not immediately come into force. - Maharashtra was the first state to effectively establish the institution of the Lokayukta in 1971 under the Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act, 1971.