corruption in india
CORRUPTION FREE INDIA
Every year in the last week of October or the first week of November to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in a bid to create awareness among the public of the perils of corruption as well as to bring awareness on the importance of probity in public life organize a week-long Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW). During the rest of the year, the CVC monitors probity and transparency in the functioning of the Central Government departments as well as undertakings, but during this part of the year through the VAW programme, the CVC tries to get closer and bring awareness about CVC and its activities among people. The CVC also exhorts other Public Sector Undertakings to take such outreach programmes during this Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW) and almost all Central Government undertakings comply with this directive of the CVC. In the year 2021, the theme chosen by CVC was "Independent India@75: Self Reliance with Integrity". This year, the CVC has chosen its theme: "Corruption Free India for a Developed India".
There is no gainsaying the fact that corruption is the biggest impediment towards the development of a nation. This year, the CVC exhorts the importance of a corruption-free nation so as to emerge as a developed nation. For this to happen, the citizens need to become vigilant so that they can contribute to the prosperity of India. Integrity as the word suggests is the synergy in thoughts and actions. Indeed, no technology can be successful unless the human mind is nurtured and supported towards an honest way of life and therefore the CVC deserves appreciation for choosing this theme. Vigilant and participatory citizenship is the sine qua non for a nation to develop.
However, when it comes to corruption and malpractices, a common impediment is the reluctance of the public to report such wrongdoings. This reluctance stems from the fact that if they report such wrongdoings, they might be harmed in some way or the other. Indeed, there too have been instances when people who complained against wrongdoings by the high and the mighty have been victimized and, therefore, this legitimate 'fear' is not something totally unwarranted. Moreover, the lack of requisite action on the complaints received too acts in a demoralizing way. The situation is far more demoralizing in Government undertakings where the outspoken and upright officers who point out the malpractices are harassed in varied ways. Therefore, the CVC in 2004 with the approval of the Union Government passed the landmark Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of the Informer (PIDPI) resolution. Under the PIDPI resolution, if anyone makes a complaint before the CVC, the CVC takes the onus of keeping the name of the complainant confidential. All the complainant has to do is give the text of his complaint without his name and address. A separate letter addressed to the Secretary, CVC should, however, be enclosed for the CVC to verify the credentials of the complainant as the CVC does not normally act on anonymous/pseudonymous complaints.
There is no gainsaying the fact that corruption is the biggest impediment towards the development of a nation. This year, the CVC exhorts the importance of a corruption-free nation so as to emerge as a developed nation. For this to happen, the citizens need to become vigilant so that they can contribute to the prosperity of India. Integrity as the word suggests is the synergy in thoughts and actions. Indeed, no technology can be successful unless the human mind is nurtured and supported towards an honest way of life and therefore the CVC deserves appreciation for choosing this theme. Vigilant and participatory citizenship is the sine qua non for a nation to develop.
However, when it comes to corruption and malpractices, a common impediment is the reluctance of the public to report such wrongdoings. This reluctance stems from the fact that if they report such wrongdoings, they might be harmed in some way or the other. Indeed, there too have been instances when people who complained against wrongdoings by the high and the mighty have been victimized and, therefore, this legitimate 'fear' is not something totally unwarranted. Moreover, the lack of requisite action on the complaints received too acts in a demoralizing way. The situation is far more demoralizing in Government undertakings where the outspoken and upright officers who point out the malpractices are harassed in varied ways. Therefore, the CVC in 2004 with the approval of the Union Government passed the landmark Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of the Informer (PIDPI) resolution. Under the PIDPI resolution, if anyone makes a complaint before the CVC, the CVC takes the onus of keeping the name of the complainant confidential. All the complainant has to do is give the text of his complaint without his name and address. A separate letter addressed to the Secretary, CVC should, however, be enclosed for the CVC to verify the credentials of the complainant as the CVC does not normally act on anonymous/pseudonymous complaints.
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