LIBRARY, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SOUTHERN COMMAND, PUNE (MUMBAI REGION): Fortnight of Vigilance Awareness - 2020 (सतर्कता जागरूकता पखवाड़ा)

Saturday 31 October 2020

Fortnight of Vigilance Awareness - 2020 (सतर्कता जागरूकता पखवाड़ा)

The Central Vigilance Commission as the apex anti-corruption body of the country endeavours to promote integrity, transparency and accountability in public life. Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week every year is a part of multi-pronged approach of the Commission wherein one of the strategies is to encourage all stakeholders to collectively participate in the preventive vigilance measures and fight against corruption, raise public awareness regarding the existence and gravity of and the threat posed by corruption.

The Central Vigilance Commission has decided that this year the Vigilance Awareness Week would be observed from 27th October to 2nd November, 2020 with the theme सतर्क भारत, समृद्ध भारत (Vigilant India, Prosperous India). The Commission expects all Central Government and its organizations to conduct various activities with zeal and enthusiasm to achieve the objective to eliminate corruption in public life. Although the activities need to be conducted during the Vigilance Awareness Week, however, in case of exigencies/holidays etc. the same can be conducted before or after the Vigilance Awareness Week. In terms of the advice of the Commission, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has decided to observe सतर्कता जागरूकता पखवाड़ा 2020 (Fortnight of Vigilance Awareness 2020) commencing from 27th October to 10th November, 2020.

The observance of the सतर्कता जागरूकता पखवाड़ा 2020 has commenced with the Integrity Pledge administered virtually by Shri Sanjay Dhotre, Hon'ble Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology to all officers and employees of MeitY and its organisations. Various activities like Essay Competition, Poster Competition, Slogan Writing Competition, Webinar, Quiz etc. to be held during the Fortnight have been planned for participation by not only officials of MeitY and its organisations but also their families and citizens in general. A Training session was also held on Administrative and Preventive Vigilance for creating awareness on vigilance for the officials of MeitY and its organisations.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is observing सतर्कता जागरूकता पखवाड़ा 2020 (Fortnight of Vigilance Awareness 2020) from October 27 - November 10, 2020. On the occasion of Vigilance Awareness, Shri Sanjay Dhotre, Hon'ble Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology has administered the Integrity Pledge virtually to Shri Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, MeitY, Ms. Jyoti Arora, Special Secretary & Financial Adviser, Dr. Rajendra Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ms. Simmi Chaudhary, Economic Adviser and Chief Vigilance Officer, Shri Saurabh Gaur, Joint Secretary, Shri Rajiv Kumar, Joint Secretary and other employees of the Ministry.