The first Lokpal of India is Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, a retired Supreme Court Judge. He was appointed by a committee consisting of PM Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India and Lok Sabha Speaker in March The Lokpal is an anti-Corruption body that consists of a Chairperson and eight members. Four Judicial members are former Chief Justices of a High Court and four non-Judicial members are from All India Central Services. It is the first institution of its kind in Independent India established under Lokpal and Lokayukts Act, 2013. It investigates allegations of corruption against public functionaries.