THE VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT IS TO BE CONSULTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT AT THE FOLLOWING STAGES OF THE COMPLAINT :--

All Complaints/Audit inspections/Departmental inspections/source report containing allegations of corruption , embezzlement or improper motive against officials received by the Administrative Departments are required to be forwarded to the Vigilance Department for advice.The Vigilance Department after examination of the case decides whether to entrust the Complaint/audit inspection /Departmental inspection /Source report to the Anti corruption unit or to the Department concerned far a fact finding enquiry.All unanimous Complaints are required normally to be filed by the department without taking any action on them as enquiries into the such Complaints have adverse affects on the morale of the services . Pseudonym ous Complaints should also be treated similarly unless they contain allegations that can be prima facie verified by enquiry from the signatory of the Complaint whether it has actually been sent by him.If he can not be contacted at the address given in the Complaint or if no reply is received from him with in a reasonable time it should be presumed that the Complaint is pseudonymous and should be filed. In cases where the fact finding enquiry is entrusted to the Administrative Department , the enquiry report has to be forwarded to the Vigilance Department for advice as to further course of action to be taken on the enquiry report. (b) In cases where the enquiry is entrusted to the Anti corruption unit of the Vigilance Department, the enquiry report is sent by the anti corruption unit to the Vigilance Department which advises the Administrative department as to the further course of action to be taken. (c) In cases in which the preliminary enquiries are conducted by the anti corruption unit if a prima facie criminal offence is made out , the anti corruption unit registers the case for regular investigation in consultation with the Vigilance Department.