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| Removing stigma of 2nd most corrupt State is goal of Govt.: Phunsog | | Assures Azad of all steps to earn epithet of honest, best State’ | | JAMMU, January 06
Chief Secretary Mr. C. Phunsog said on Saturday that vigilance is the noblest task one can be asigned with and this gives him moral and legal authority to snoop around the working of delinquent colleagues. “It is very delicate task requiring conduct with utmost finesse”. He was addressing one day DVO’s Conference here, organised by state vigilance organisation.
He said that “We know that the work of vigilance is liked neither by the honest officers nor by the dishonest ones; but it is a bitter pill which must be administered and imbibed for the health of an organisation. It is my wish that when you are charged with the responsibility of departmental vigilance, you should work as if you are possessed by the spirit of probity itself”.
He said “As Vigilance Officers, you are competent to call any papers from offices, in your command areas, in order to probe any complaints. This you should do as discreetly as possible so as to inspire moral awe among the people rather than attract any form of disdain from them.
‘Vigilance’ is not something external to a system. It is an essential part of the management of a system. To prevent corruption and irregularities, systems have to work more than individuals. Therefore, one of your foremost tasks as DVO’s is to streamline the system of detecting and preventing administrative and financial irregularities.We should all remember that ‘system’ sits over individual”.
He said Internal Vigilance connotes watchfulness. Hence, DVO’s are called upon basically to perform the task of ‘preventive vigilance’ rather than ‘punitive vigilance’.
He said DVO’s have to keep vigil in three main areas, viz. purchase, sales, and personnel.
“In the field of ‘purchases’, both of products and services the basic aim is to ensure getting value for money that is quality products at competitive prices and to see that there is no hanky panky anywhere in the actions; -2-
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In the field of ‘sales’, things required to be watched are fixation of the right prices, quality assurance, dealer’s due performance, payments through A/C payee cheques and above all, transparency of sales environment and in the field of ‘personnel’, DVO’s are expected to be a catalyst for helping in rotation of officers and staff in sensitive areas, review of property statements of individuals, proper enforcement of conduct, discipline and appeal rules, streamlining procedures for recruitment and promotions and initiating an effective grievance redressal mechanism.
He said, DVO’s should be accessible to the public. They should freely receive complaints from all interested persons. For this, a complaint box should be kept outside their offices which should be opened personally every morning of working days.
He said DVO’s are intended to be the eyes and ears of both the Departmental Heads as well as the state vigilance organisation. They are expected to function as the ‘cat’s paw’ of Heads of their Departments and in that capacity, they are expected to be proactive in detecting and informing about imminent administrative and financial delinquencies. Ignoring this important responsibility would be tantamount to dereliction of duty-even if it is an additional responsibility.
“In the task of preventing corruption, the DVO’s and the State Vigilance Organisation have complementary roles to play. Therefore, there has to be a two-way traffic of information between both potential and committed offences and procedural irregularities” Chief Secretary said.
He called upon DVO’s to take their additioinal responsibility of ‘vigilance’ with a missionary zeal and with the seriousness that it merits- and thereby help the government departments and organizations fight the menace of corruption more effectively. “On its part, the government under the leadership of the Chief Minister, has launched a carrot and stick drive to root out the cancer of corruption from government organizations.
“Amendment to the Prevention of corruption Act, to give it more teeth, posting of Additional District Development commissioners in the districts for intensive inspection of development works and institution of the Chief Minister’s Medals for Vigilance and Integrity are some of the steps taken in the recent past” he added.
He assured the Chief Minister “we shall do all in our best capacity to remove the unsavory epithet of “2nd Most Corrupt State” given us by the ‘India Corruption Study- 2005” and work towards achieving the epithet of “2nd Best State in terms of probity in the not too distant future. |
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