Orissa was the first state to pass a Lokayukta Act in 1970, but it did not become operational. Maharashtra was the first state to actually establish the institution of Lokayukta through the enactment of the Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act, 1971, and the subsequent appointment of a Lokayukta.
The institution of Lokayukta was established first in
Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2017 · Topic: Lokpal and Important Commissions (Distinction between Lokpal and Lokayukta; status of Lokayuktas in states)
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