By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday administered the integrity pledge to district , block headquarters officials, public, students, members of SHGs, panchayats, ASHA workers and AWWs on commencement of the Vigilance Awareness Week.
Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Chairman 5T & Nabin Odisha VK Pandian, Y.K. Jethwa, Director, Vigilance and Sanjay Kumar, Kaushal, IG, Vigilance were among those present.
Chief Minister Patnaik congratulated Odisha Vigilance for being among the top performing anti-corruption agencies in the country as revealed by NCRBHQ Statistics.
CM expressed happiness that during last year, Odisha Vigilance continues detecting disproportionate assets against senior public functionaries. On the occasion, CM urged Vigilance Deptt to take steps for infusion of technology & expansion of the multi-disciplinary character by roping in more professionals with domain expertise to aid effective detection of benami transactions, money laundering, corruption through digital transactions, investments in newer financial instruments like crypto-currencies.
Emphasising on the Transparency of 5T initiative undertaken by Government to achieve transformational goals in governance, CM appealed to the people of Odisha to renew their resolve to fight against corruption & usher in a corruption-free and a New Empowered Odisha.
CM also inaugurated the Computer Based Investigation and Prosecution Management System and the new buildings of the Vigilance Division Office at Baleswar and Rourkela.
Odisha Vigilance has registered 201 cases against 364 persons including 38 Group-A officers and 37 Group-B officers. Charge sheets have been filed in 198 cases against 486 persons including 42 Group-A and 31 Group-B officers.87 cases have ended in a conviction against 115 accused persons. 27 public servants have been dismissed from service and the pension of 14 retired Public Servants stopped following their conviction in vigilance cases.
Best Vigilance Division, Best Vigilance Unit, Best Investigating Officer (Men & Women) and Best Public Prosecutor of the Vigilance for the year,2022 were felicitated by the CM.
