{"id":29008,"date":"2024-09-05T18:42:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=29008"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:42:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:12:14","slug":"cvc-report-on-corruption-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/05-09-2024\/cvc-report-on-corruption-complaints","title":{"rendered":"CVC Report on Corruption Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)<\/strong> has released the report revealing the corruption complaints against various government officials in 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Of the total corruption complaints received, the highest number of complaints was against <strong>railway employees, followed by those in Delhi\u2019s local bodies and public sector banks.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Of the total complaints received against railway employees, 9,881 were disposed of and 566 were pending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d5e2e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/09\/graft-complaints-received-jpg.webp\" alt=\"graft complaints\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-29010\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d5e2e9; width:463px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/09\/graft-complaints-received-jpg.webp 761w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/09\/graft-complaints-received-300x179.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As many as 74,203 graft complaints were received against all categories of officers\/employees in 2023, of which 66,373 were disposed of and 7,830 were pending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was set up by the Government of India (Ministry of Home Affairs) vide Resolution in <strong>1964 <\/strong>on the recommendation of the <strong>Santhanam Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to promote integrity, transparency, and accountability in the public sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mandate:<\/strong> The CVC is tasked with overseeing and ensuring the proper functioning of various government departments and public sector enterprises.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It investigates allegations of corruption and malpractices against public servants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appointment of Members: <\/strong>The Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Vigilance Commissioners are appointed by The President of India on the basis of the recommendation of a committee consisting of:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prime Minister as Chairmen of the Committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Minister of Home Affairs as a member of the committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leader of the Opposition in the House of the People as member of the committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Autonomy:<\/strong> The CVC operates independently of the government to ensure impartiality in its investigations and recommendations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Term of Office: <\/strong>The Central Vigilance Commissioner shall hold office for a term of <strong>four years<\/strong> from the date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Removal of Members: <\/strong>Only the President has the power to remove the Central Vigilance Commissioner or any vigilance commissioner from the office under the following circumstances:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If proved an insolvent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If he has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If holds any Office of Profit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If he is unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Corruption<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corruption may be defined as an<strong> act of bribery or misuse of public position<\/strong> or power for the fulfillment of selfish motives or to gain personal gratifications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India<strong> ranked 93 out of 180 countrie<\/strong>s on the<strong> corruption perceptions index for 2023<\/strong> according to a Transparency International report.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Government of India Initiatives for Combating Corruption<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prevention of Corruption Act (1988):<\/strong> This act aims to prevent corruption in public life by criminalizing the act of accepting or giving bribes.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It has undergone amendments to address emerging challenges in corruption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Right to Information Act (RTI) (2005):<\/strong> This act empowers citizens to seek information from public authorities, thereby promoting transparency and accountability in government functioning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Digital India Program: <\/strong>Launched to improve governance and transparency through technology, this program aims to digitize public services and reduce opportunities for corruption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>e-Governance:<\/strong> The implementation of online platforms for government services (e.g., passport applications, income tax returns) reduces bureaucratic red tape and minimizes the chances of corruption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whistleblower Protection: <\/strong>The Whistleblowers Protection Act (2014) safeguards individuals who expose corruption and wrongdoing in government and public sector enterprises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Government e-Marketplace (GeM):<\/strong> This online platform aims to make public procurement more transparent and efficient by enabling direct procurement by government departments and public sector enterprises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anti-Corruption Units: <\/strong>Various state governments have established their own anti-corruption bureaus and vigilance commissions to handle corruption cases at the state level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/maximum-graft-complaints-in-2023-against-rail-delhi-local-bodies-psu-bank-staff-shows-central-vigilance-commission-report\/article68600375.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has released the report revealing the corruption complaints against various government officials in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29012,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29008\/revisions\/29012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}