The document outlines the Vigilance Awareness Week aimed at promoting integrity and preventing corruption in India, detailing the roles and functions of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). It describes the processes for lodging complaints and seeking information under the Right to Information Act, as well as the protection measures for whistleblowers. The document emphasizes the importance of vigilance consciousness and administrative action to combat corruption effectively.

2. “MY VISION- CORRUPTION FREE INDIA”
VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK
(30-10-2017 TO 4-11-2017)
Prepared by- Ms Sunita Wali &
Ms Priya Jha
KV No3 Delhi Cantt
Naraina

4. VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK OBSERVED TO
COMBAT CORRUPTION

5. “DO NOT OVERLOOK NEGATIVE ACTIONS
MERELY BECAUSE THEY ARE SMALL ;
HOWEVER SMALL A SPARK MAY BE, IT CAN
BURN DOWN A HAYSTACK AS BIG AS A
MOUNTAIN” LORD BUDDHA

6. VIGILANCE ORGANISATION IN INDIA
 CVC – CENTRAL VIGILANCE
COMMISSION (website : www.cvc.nic.in)
 Apex Body at National level having
jurisdiction over central Govt. Ministries and
PSUs.
 Manned by Chief Vig. Commr. and to Vig.
Commrs.
 Issues directives to various Ministries which
in turn issue procedure orders for their own
Departments.

7. OBJECTIVE OF VIGILANCE
 Prevention of corruption.
 Promotion of Integrity.
 Promotion of Vigilance
consciousness
 Effecting system improvement.
 Advise suitable administrative or
disciplinary action.

8. APPOINTMENT OF CVC
 The Central Vigilance Commissioner and the
Vigilance Commissioners are appointed by
the President after obtaining the
recommendation of a Committee consisting
of:
 The Prime Minister — Chairperson
 The Home Minister — Member.
 The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok
Sabha — Member

9. ROLE OF CVC
 The CVC is not an investigating agency, and
works through either the CBI or through the
Departmental Chief Vigilance Officers.
 The only investigation carried out by the CVC
is that of examining Civil Works of the
Government which is done through the Chief
Technical Officer.
……..contd

10.  Corruption investigations against government
officials can proceed only after the
government permits them. The CVC
publishes a list of cases where permissions
are pending, some of which may be more
than a year old.
 The Ordinance of 1998 conferred statutory
status to the CVC and the powers to exercise
superintendence over functioning of the Delhi
Special Police Establishment, and also to
review the progress of the investigations
pertaining to alleged offences under the
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 conducted
by them
……..contd

11.  In 1998 the Government introduced the
CVC Bill in the Lok Sabha in order to
replace the Ordinance, though it was not
successful. The Bill was reintroduced in
1999 and remained with the Parliament till
September 2003, when it became an Act
after being duly passed in both the Houses
of Parliament. The CVC has also been
publishing a list of corrupt government
officials against which it has
recommended punitive action.

12. HOW TO LODGE A COMPLAINT ?

13. 1)By lodging a complaint under Government of
India, resolution of “THE PUBLIC INTEREST
DISCLOSURE AND PROTECTION OF
INFORMER (PIDPI)” (The Whistle Blowers
Resolution)” in the following manner:
……….contd

14. 2)Commission will not entertain anonymous/
pseudonymous complaints.
3)The text of the complaint should be
carefully drafted so as not to give any
details or clue as to his/ her identity.
However, the details of the complaint
should be specific and verifiable.
………contd

15. 4)The complaint should be in a closed/ secured
envelope.
5)The envelop should be addressed to
Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission,
SATARKATA BHAWAN, Block ‘A’, GPO
Complex, INA, New Delhi- 110023 and
should be superscribed “Complaint under
The Public Interest Disclosure”. If the
envelope is not superscribed and closed, it
will not be possible for the Commission to
protect the complainant under the above
resolution and the complaint will be dealt with
as per the normal complaints police of the
Commission. The complaint should give
his/her name and address at the beginning or
end of the complaint or in an attached letter.

16. 6)In order to protect the identity of the person,
the Commission will not issue any
acknowledgment and the whistle-blowers are
advised not to enter into any further
correspondence with the Commission in their
own interest. The Commission assures that,
subject to the facts of the case being
verifiable; it will take necessary action, as
provided under the Government of India
resolution mentioned above. If any further
clarification is required, the Commission will
get in touch with the complainant.

17. HOW TO APPLY UNDER RTI ACT?

18.  The following may be noted while submitting requests seeking
information under RTI Act:-
 Arrangements have been made at the Reception Counter of CVC for
receiving applications/request seeking information under RTI Act,
2005.
 Applications/request can also be sent by post alongwith the requisite
fee directly to the concerned CPIO in CVC dealing with the
subject. The names of CPIOs and the appellate authority are given
in this website which may be consulted before forwarding the
application to the concerned.
 The requisite fee along with the application/request could be paid by
way of cash against proper receipt at the Reception Counter or
by Indian Postal Order in favour of Section Officer, CVC payable
at New Delhi Post Office. The fee may also be paid by demand
draft or banker's cheque drawn in favour of Section Officer, CVC.
 The details regarding Rules & Regulations pertaining to fees etc.
under RTI Act may be perused in the website of Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievance & Pension. Deptt of Personnel and
Training http://www.persmin.nic.in/

19. WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTION

21. A few years after the murder of IIT Kanpur
alumnus NHAI engineer Satyendra Dubey,
the CVC launched an initiative to protect
whistleblowers. However, this program has
been criticized by ex-Chief Justice of India
R.C. Lahoti as being ineffective. He said
that he had on previous occasions through
his NGO India Rejuvenation Initiative, tried
to draw the attention of high officials in the
CVC to the unsatisfactory manner of its
functioning, but with no results

22. E PLEDGE
 सत ्यनिष्ठा प्रनतज्ञा INTEGRITY PLEDGE
एक नागरिक के रूप में AS A CITIZEN
OR
एक संगठन के रूप में AS AN ORGANIZATION
प्रनतज्ञा तीि आसाि चरणों में
PLEDGE IN THREE EASY STEPS
1)बुननयादी ब्योिा दर्ज कीजर्येENTER BASIC
DETAILS
2)प्रनिज्ञा की भाषा चुननयेSELECT PLEDGE
LANGUAGE

25. STAND UP AGAINST CORRUPT
PRACTICES
CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION ,
SATARKATA BHAVAN , A-BLOCK , GPO COMPLEX,
INA, NEW DELHI - 110 023
TEL : 24651001-8 FAX : 24651010 EMAIL :
VIGILANCE@NIC.IN

26. "WELL, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER”
AND TAKE ‘PLEDGE’