VIGILANCE OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO TAKE EFFECTIVE STEPS AS REQUIRED FOR THE ROOTING OUT CORRUPTION.

RTI welfare Association Registered number HPCD 3552 Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh continuesly working for the welfare of society and circle and doing the needful required for the good governance and accountability in the field of vigilance aspects and prospects required to be discovered by the vigilance department and cells of the state governments and the department concerned however the vigilance officers of the government and the respective departments are taking no cognizance of the following duties assigned by the law code manual prefixed by the constitution of India in this behalf :-- The vigilance officers are responsible for the preventive measures and action by way of Plugging loop holes for corruption in various departmental rules and regulations and formulating proposals for the compulsory retirement and transfer to a post of lesser responsibility etc of the officers against whom there is sufficient material to justify the belief that there integrity is doubtful.(2) Ensuring that all Complaints relating to corruption are looked into promptly by the appropriate agency. (3) Ensuring compliance with the code of conduct for these Officers.(4) Ensuring compliance with other directives time to time issued by the government in this behalf.(5) Careful scrutiny of the property returns of staff and the entrusted cases where assets seems to be disproportionate to income to an appropriate investigating agency .(6) Ensuring that the departmental proceedings and Enquiries and the vigilance cases are completed expeditiously and the punishment are adequate .(7) Maintaining liaison with the Anti corruption unit and helping it in getting the Record required in connection with the investigation of cases , rendering the required technical assistance wherever necessary,and removing the Administrative difficulties experienced by the staff of the Anti -Corruption unit .(8) Arranging surprise check /raids with the help of Anti -Corruption unit in areas/cells where corruption is suspected ,and taking necessary effective steps in rooting out the corruption.

DEPARTMENTAL VIGILANCE OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FOLLOW LAPSE OF THE RECOVERY FROM THE PIOs UNDER CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE AND MANUAL

Departmental vigilance officers are responsible to take precautionary measures for the deposit of amount of the penal action proposed against the defaulters PIOs by the Honourable SIC or CIC in procedure prescribed by the section 18 to 20 of the RTI act publications .As such the duty and responsibility of the SIC or CIC is to impose the penal action against the defaulters responsible for the delay and dereliction of duty pertinent to the charter of public accountability and transparency in the administration and required to be noticed by the FAA and SIC or CIC however the report of the said amount must be brought to the notice of the public authorities and the HOD as well as the state government but it is regretted to point out that maximum number of PIOs have not deposited their amount of the penalties for which the vigilance officer of the department concerned must take suo motu cognisance of the delay in deposit as the criminal procedure is required to be followed if more and more delay has been reported by the SICor the CIC too responsible to verify the facts finding reports of the amount required to be deposited by the defaulters responsible to protect the fundamental rights of the Citizens demanding free and fair justice from the system of governance and delay in deciding the cases has been declared as the sole responsibility of the public authorities so the vigilance officers must take required reports of the said amount and deposit being responsible to follow the procedure prescribed under law code manual of the criminal procedure act as well as the departmental proceedings brought to the notice of the FAA and the HOD to prefix the responsibility of the concerned officials / officer who have been declared responsible for the said dalay and dereliction of duty as well as the lapse adjudged under the provision of RTI act publications