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| Whistle blowers get awards | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 11
The New Year is to yet to open an account of nailing the corrupt but the year has certainly began at a good note for the whistle blowers and anti-corruption heroes of various departments.
On the conference of departmental vigilance officers, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today awarded officers and private persons for exposing corruption in the system.
Mementos, certificates and cash prizes were given officials and individuals for helping the government in its war against corruption.
Shyam Bijyal and Imam Din, Assistant Commissioner Development, Kathua and Ramban, respectively were given mementos and certificates while Altaf Hussain Teli, a contractor from Kulangam, Handwara and Mohammad Saleem Malla of Sangaldan, Gool received Rs. 51,000 cash award and certificate each. S. P., Ashok Kumar and Dy S. P., Ghulam Mohiuddin Andrabi of Vigilance Organisation were given CM's Vigilance Medal for their contribution to drive against corruption. Shyam Bijyal dedicated this honour to his parents and teachers on the occasion.
Earlier, addressing the conference, Chief Secretary, B. R. Kundal laid stress on system change and greater involvement of people for effectively fighting corruption. He said there was need for more focus on prevention of the menace while dealing with the challenge.
Kundal said that the role of the DVOs was a challenging one as it required being bold and upright for a person to function as a whistle blower. He said the government would like to raise the level of DVOs and hoped the New Year would be more fruitful in combating corruption in the State. He hailed the idea of holding biennial conferences of DVOs and suggested that similar interactive meetings should be held at district level to create more awareness against corruption.
The State Vigilance Commissioner, Dr. Ashok Bhan in his welcome address gave a resume of the activities of his organization and said that offices of the organization would be set up at Leh, Poonch, Doda, Kupwara and Anantnag to bring in more effectiveness in its activities. He highlighted a mixture of preventive and punitive vigilance to check corruption and suggested that senior officers should be nominated as DVOs on full time basis.
Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda, Principal Secretary, General Administration Department, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and senior civil and police officers were present. |
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