CVC to States: Keep eye on Officers with doubtful integrety to check Corruption

  

Updating its manual after a gap of 4 years, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has directed Govt departments & administrations to prepare a list of “unscrupulous contractors, suppliers, firms & clearing agents” suspected of indulging in corrupt practices & share the names with the CBI. On its part, the central anti-corruption probe agency will also pass information pertaining to any corrupt practices by contractors & agents to the concerned departments.

A drafting committee, headed by chief vigilance commissioner Suresh N Patel & assisted by Central Bureau of Investigation special director Praveen Sinha, made public the updates earlier this week.

The updated CVC manual is the eighth since 1968, & is a compilation of various rules, instructions & guidelines issued from time to time. It acts as a guidebook for Govt departments & enforcement agencies in vigilance matters.

For the first time, the CVC has included in its manual the mode of keeping a secret watch on “gazetted officers of doubtful integrity (ODI)” in the “Agreed List”. An “Agreed List” is prepared by concerned government departments in consultation with the CBI.

Similarly, the CVC has explained the procedure for adding or deleting names from the list of gazetted ODI, as well as the list of undesirable contact men (UCM), prepared by the CBI, who are suspected of resorting to corrupt or irregular practices in their dealings with official agencies. Another key addition in the latest document is preparing an “Agreed List of Points & Places of Corruption”, which will be prepared by the CBI after discussion with the concerned head of department or chief vigilance officers (CVOs) at its local offices in the beginning of the calendar year.

An official, seeking anonymity said that “The latest CVC manual is comprehensive & has several new additions. The plan is to update it annually so that administrative authorities & vigilance officers/agencies empowered to investigate corruption matters have the latest information".

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