Whistle blowing a step towards better governance: comparative analysis of India and U.S.

In the present era Whistle blowing has gain significance in India due to the large public uproar in recent years. Whistle blowing is an effort by a member or former member of an organization to unveil delinquencies in or by the organization The paper attempts to make a comparison of laws in India and U.S.A and various instances of India and U.S.A to provide loopholes into in Indian laws. There has been not many studies on Whistle Blowing protection in India. It is an effective tool for protection of employees. According to various studies done on U.S. Legislation on Whistle blowing there has been large number of laws which are dealing with specific problems of Whistle blowing whereas in India there is only one recent law which has been recently passed in India in the year 2014 in Rajya Sabha. The paper also seeks to provide recommendations to the Indian Government to make Legislative more effective. As Whistle Blowing is acquiring importance in corporate world it is very important for Indian Government to make effective laws which provide specific solution to the specific problem and protect the interest of employees.