Does India really need Lok Pal.

Over years various versions of Jan Lok Pal bill have been introduced in the Indian parliament, one of it narrowly passed the Lok Sabha but was rejected later.

Subsequent attempts to introduced this bill have failed and Indians are yet to see this bill passed, one wonders does India really need this bill.

Supporters of this bill would defend this bill as a citizen's ombudsman bill, an impartial governing body similar to election commission. Responsible for investigating and resolving complaints from consumers or other members of the public against any MP,
Prime minister or any government officer. People would have the right to complain and have their side heard when it comes to corruption investigations.

Logically this does make sense for a country like US where corruption happens at a very high level and common man isn't directly affected by this corruption and it is more infrequent.
When it comes to a developing country like India corruption happens at every level and it is part of doing business in India.

People often joke, of being fortunate, for not asked to pay a fee (bribe) to enter a government office, current state of affairs in India.

Imagine the number of cases this Jan lok bill would have to deal with once it comes into existence. Logistic wise this would be a big nightmare, talk about job security for people representing Jan lok pal :) their jobs are secured for life, who do I have to bribe to get in :).

Sorry, jokes apart but the logistic is not the only thing here, people who are unhappy with their current local government official might just complain against him/her and create what we call here in US law suits.
Lawyers and malpractice insurance companies will have a sudden jump in demand.
Every official under the gun would need a lawyer to represent him and would need to have a malpractice insurance if he/she needed to pay for the damages.

Instead of a having a lok pal bill, why don't we use our police force to its full potential.
Make them autonomous so that they are not reporting to any government official that they might have arrested in past.
This would help them stay focused in doing their job and not worry about consequences that might lead to any politician's arrest.
Instead of adding a new Lok pal, let us add an autonomous body that the cops would be answerable to and people representing this body are elected by people in the particular state.

Proposed solution is a part of lok pal bill but not a fully functional organization, I believe it is a best compromise for now instead of a fully blown lok pal bill.