This document discusses ensuring transparency and accountability in project delivery at RVNL. It highlights key areas of corruption such as tendering, contracting, and project execution. It emphasizes the importance of vigilance awareness and adopting transparency measures like following CVC guidelines, using ERP systems, conducting remote monitoring, and proactively disclosing information through the website and under RTI. RVNL has achieved several major projects on time through measures like mechanization, pre-fabrication, and modern construction techniques. The document stresses the importance of integrity, fairness and preventing undue influence in public procurement and contract management.

1. Ensuring Transparency and Accountability
in Project Delivery in RVNL
By
Rajesh Prasad
CPM/M/RVNL/Kol
28.10.2013
Delhi
Vigilance Awareness week 2013

2. Transparency
Accountability
0 Vigilance Awareness
Key words
Project Delivery

3. Vigilance Awareness Week, 2013
Role………….
• Spreading Awareness
• Pledge…
• Implementation…

4. Sooner we do better it is….
Let’s see…. We structured in 2009 and 2010.
Reorganized in 2011 & reconfigured in 2012.
So, we guess, its time to restructure again in 2013.

5. Transparency International 2012 report

6. COMMON AREA OF CORRUPTION
• Establishment matter
• Selections
• Tender for Works / Sales
• Execution of Contract

7. Corruption is a complex social, political and
economic phenomenon that affects all countries and
it is necessary to make people aware about the
phenomenon and its consequences.

8. C ollection of money or commission
O mission of essentials in neglect.
R ecurrence of serious mistakes.
R epetition of lame excuses.
U pholding incorrect meanings.
P rotection of wrong doers.
T emptation to kinds and coins.
I ndifference to rightful things.
O pportunistic lapses, sheer laziness.
N egligence of rules and system.
WHAT IS CORRUPTION ?????

10. Corrupt practice may take you UP & DOWN

11. Corrupt practices may lead to…..

12. We don’t mean to allow corruption to grow…

13. Wanted to say that we are morally corrupt???

14. Corruption makes a Poor a MORE POOR
For future generations it is necessary to make the country – ‘Corruption free’

15. Corrupt practices can lead to disaster…

16. Technology
Transparency
RTI

17. What IT has done to us?

18. Improving Transparency to
Curtail Corruption
 CVC guidelines
 various items related to
contract
management, selection, leasing,
refund of freight & fare etc.

19. CVC’s Guidelines
 Pre tender activities – Notice,
document, Pre-bid meeting, Minutes,
Correction slips
All the Notices, A&Cs Pre-bid
minutes, award are uploaded.

20. Circular
Standard Bid Document

21. Remote Eye Monitoring System in RVNL is one such initiative.

23. ERP System is being developed in
RVNL System.
It is likely to be made functional by
March, 2015 and all such issues
would be taken care of.

24. RTI-RVNL also discloses many information suo moto.

25. Forget about Official Secret Act 1923Forget about Official Secret Act 1923

26. WE REMEMBER
[Sec 4(2)]
It shall be a constant endeavor of every
public authority to take steps in
accordance with the requirements of
clause (b) of sub-section (1) to provide as
much information suo motu to the public at
regular intervals through various means of
communications, including internet, so that
the public have minimum resort to the use
of this Act to obtain information.

28. RTI also suggests to give your
data & details in the Net

29. Following information are also available in
RVNL website, as per RTI Act 2005
1. List of Appellate Authority/Officer, Central Public Information Officer, Public Information Officers and Accounts Officers for p
2. INTRODUCTION
3. BACKGROUND OF RVNL
4. RVNL MANDATE
5. ROLE OF RVNL
6. CORPORATE MISSION
7. CORPORATE VISION
8. CORPORATE OBJECTIVE
9. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
10. MANAGEMENT DIRECTORY
11. RVNL PROJECTS
• Completed Projects
• Projects in Progress
12. MODELS OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
13. ANNUAL REPORT
14. STATUS OF BILLS RECEIVED FOR PAYMENT
15. DETAILS OF CONTRACTS/AWARD OF TENDERS
16. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR
• SIGNALLING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
• CIVIL ENGINEERING
17. RVNL SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (SHE) MANUAL
18. SHORTLISTING OF AGENCIES FOR DETAILED DESIGN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY
19. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

30. RTI should be used not misused

31. Contractual bills passed are also being uploaded…

33. Side effects of Technology…..

34. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Board Members …

36. Public Money
Accountability
Fair, Fast and
Innovative
Tender System
Standard Bid
Document

37. The expenditure should not prima facie be
more than the occasion demands, and that
every Government servant should exercise'
the same vigilance in respect of expenditure
incurred from public moneys as a person of
ordinary prudence would exercise in respect of
the expenditure of his own money.
No authority should exercise its powers of
sanctioning expenditure to pass an order
which will be directly or indirectly to its
own advantage.
We as part of RVNL are aware of :-

38. Handle contractors honestly & diplomatically.
Otherwise………

40. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts
absolutely but exceptions exist everywhere…

41. Project
Delivery

42. RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED
 Created as a Public Sector Undertaking in
2003 by Ministry of Railways.
 100% owned by MoR and executing Railway
projects.

43. Background of creation of RVNL
RVNL was created to:
– Implement railway projects of gauge conversion,
new line, doubling or additional lines to remove
bottlenecks.
– Through non-budgetary resources
– On fast track basis
Vision 2020, Presented by Rail Minister in parliament in Nov 2009)
envisages construction of:
 25,000 km of new line,
 12,000 km of Gauge Conversion and
 12,000 km of doubling etc.

44. Mandate of RVNL
 Undertaking project development
 Preparation of DPR and Bankability Report.
 Resource mobilization
Creating project specific SPVs for individual works, if
required.
Project execution of all projects, whether bankable/non-
bankable on fast track basis.

45. HIGHLIGHTS / ACHIEVEMENTS
 2nd
Mahanadi Bridge (2.1 Km) under ADB Funding completed
ahead of schedule (33 months).
 Constructed longest railway bridge (4.6 km) along with
navigational clearances in Vallarpadam-Idapally Kochi Harbor
project in Kerala in period of 28 months.
 Constructed longest subway under the Railway tracks in India -
87m long subway under 12 running tracks by Box Pushing
Technology in Chennai.
 Adopted the PSC girder span of 45.0m with 30T axle load for the
first time on Indian Railways.
 Use of Computer Controlled Automated Batching plants of
upto 60 cum/hr Capacity.
 Construction and handing over of Dankuni Diesel Loco Factory
and Haldia DMU Factory in record time.

46. HIGHLIGHTS / ACHIEVEMENTS
Welded girders with high tensile steel introduced
upto span of 89.3m.
Imported Rotary Rigs deployed for piling work.
Pug mills installed for mixing of granular materials.
Solid State Interlocking adopted at large scale.
Thick Web Switches to improve life cycle cost and
safety.
Mechanized earthwork and track linking.
Large size crushers installed for ballast production.
Use of Flash Butt Welding mobile plants resulting
into improved reliability of assets and safety.

47. India’s Longest Rail Bridge Vallarpadam

48. 2nd
Mahanadi Bridge ready for operation

49. Tiruvallur Arakkonam 4th
Line

50. Bridge No- 87, Panskura
Kharagpur 3rd
Line

51. Aligarh-Ghaziabad Project

52. Diesel Loco Component Factory at Dankuni
 Work Completed and handed over
to Railway.
 Final bill paid, Completion report
prepared.

53. Electric Locomotives Factory at Dankuni
 Date of Transfer to RVNL 07.05.2012.
 Date of Calling Tender 28.05.2012.
 Awarded on 02.10.2012.
 35% work completed.

54. DMU Factory Haldia
 Work completed in 18 months.
 Handed over - April’ 2013.

55. ROB Barddhaman
 Tender Opened on 27.01.2012.
 Awarded on 20.02.2012
(24 days time taken between opening and award
of contract).

56. VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Greater role in creating capacity on
Indian Railways.
Construction of mega bridges, special
bridges such as Cable Stayed Bridge.
Becoming an expert in Metro
Construction (MRTS)
Extra budgetary resource mobilization.
Construction of approx. 750 kms of BG
lines every year.
Project expenditure of approx Rs.
30,000 million.

57. While executing, Executives are
aware of Vigilance commission
and CTE’s inspection.

58. Aim of Executive
Timely
Orderly
Customer Satisfaction
Dispute Free
Execution of Work which is

59. What we understand about aim of
Vigilance/CTE’s examination
System Improvement
Elimination of Corruption
Promotion of Integrity
Making Vigilance Conscious

60. 60

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FIVE WATCH WORDS
• TRANSPARENCY
• FAIRNESS
• VALUE FOR MONEY
• QUALITY
• TIME
Focus of CTE’s Inspection

62. Wrong is wrong……..

63. In successful Contract Management we can not have
such dealing…….

64. Money is loved by ALL
Lastly, we need to remember:

65. The chain continues…..
need to remember:-

66. ultimately remember:-

67. Executive should not succumb to any
pressure.
Always record reasons on the file.
Intention should be clear & clean.
Proper Planning before award of
contract and execution.
Every Executive him-self is a Vigilance
Officer.
Just to Conclude..