Guwahati, June 30 -- The Sikkim Assembly on Monday passed the Sikkim Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2025, while also introducing the Scholars University of Skills and Innovation, Sikkim Bill, 2025, during a day-long session in Gangtok.

Law Minister Raju Basnet introduced the amendment to the Sikkim Lokayukta Act, 2014, seeking to reintroduce Section 5 to allow for an extension of the tenure of the chairperson and members of the Lokayukta.

He explained that although the provision for tenure extension was added in 2018, it was later omitted in the 2019 amendment. The current bill aims to ensure continuity in the institution by reinstating the clause.

"The extension will give the chairperson and members adequate time to handle pending matter...