The Maharashtra government today said it is conducting comparative studies of Lokayukta Acts of various states and would take a decision on enacting the same only if its provisions are not included in the Centre's Lokpal Bill.

"I feel that the Lokayukta aspect will not be included in the Lokpal Bill. I had written to Centre to enact a model law of Lokayukta so that all states can adopt their own act as per the model law," Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said after an hour-long meeting with anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare. He said the Centre was favourable to this proposal and the Lokpal Bill was likely to be passed in the current session of Parliament.

"However if the model law also does not come out, we will begin the process of enacting a strong Lokayukta here, "he said, adding that the state was studying the Karnataka and Uttarakhand  Lokayukta Acts, and Jan Lokayukta draft of Anna Hazare.

On his meeting with 75-year-old Gandhian, Chavan said it was "cordial". "Anna has given me another draft of his bill today," he said.