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New Delhi, Oct 27 : As a part of the "Vigilance Awareness Week" beginning today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh administered pledge against corruption to officers and staff members of Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in South Block here today. Prominent among those who took the pledge included Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Nripendra Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister P K Mishra, Additional Secretary to PMO Bhaskar Khulbe, Private Secretary to MoS (PMO) M Saravanan and other senior officers. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh said, eradication of corruption is one of the top priorities of the Narendra Modi Government and ever since the new Ministry took over nearly five months ago, a wide range of measures have been contemplated for the eradication of corruption and bringing to book those found guilty in different scams. Corruption in high places works as a fountain head of corruption percolating to the lower rungs of administration and therefore, the process of eradication of corruption must start from the top, he said.
The pledge against corruption administered on the occasion read as follows: "We, the public servants of India, do hereby solemnly pledge that we shall continuously strive to bring about integrity and transparency in all spheres of our activities. We also pledge that we shall work unstintingly for eradication of corruption in all spheres of life. We shall remain vigilant and work towards the growth and reputation of our organization. Through our collective efforts, we shall bring pride to our organizations and provide value based service to our countrymen. We shall do our duty conscientiously and act without fear or favour". |
