The CVC expressed concern over the problem in an order issued on Thursday (Representational)
New Delhi:
A majority of corruption-related complaints “usually are not examined well timed” by authorities departments, probity watchdog Central Vigilance Fee (CVC) has mentioned, asking them to replace standing of such plaints on its on-line platform inside the prescribed time restrict.
The CVC expressed concern over the problem in an order issued on Thursday to the Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) — who act as distant arm of the Fee to verify corruption — of Central authorities departments and public sector banks, amongst others.
Citing its criticism dealing with coverage and vigilance handbook, it mentioned complaints are despatched to the CVOs for crucial motion via criticism monitoring system (CMS utility).
Although, the CVOs usually are not required to answer/report, they’ve to look at and determine on such complaints inside one month of receiving them from the Fee, as per closing dates prescribed for numerous vigilance actions, the CVC mentioned within the order.
Additional, the vigilance handbook additionally prescribes that the complaints despatched to the CVOs for crucial motion should be referred again to the Fee for recommendation, if they’ve been investigated and a vigilance angle has come to note in opposition to an officer falling beneath the jurisdiction of the Fee, it mentioned.
If any such complaints are taken up for inquiry/investigation by the CVO, the time restrict of 12 weeks for completion of investigation and submission of report would apply, the CVC mentioned.
In any other case, such complaints require no additional reference to the Fee and are to be disposed of by the departments/organisations themselves after taking crucial motion, it mentioned.
The CVOs ought to replace the standing of complaints despatched for crucial motion on the Fee’s web site (in CMS utility), the anti-corruption watchdog mentioned.
“It has been noticed that majority of such complaints despatched for crucial motion usually are not examined well timed and never up to date often. The Fee has famous this difficulty with concern and accordingly, all CVOs are suggested to promptly replace the standing of motion taken on every criticism despatched for crucial motion on Fee’s portal,” it mentioned.
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