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MINISTRY OF POWER
November 2005, 123 inspections were conducted out of
which 72 are site inspections 17 are site inspections and 34
inspections in which scrutiny of files/LOAs (letter of award)
was undertaken. Out of these inspections, 11 cases have
so far been instituted out of inspections till November
2005. Apart from this, the Vigilance Department has made
significant recoveries to the tune of Rs.1,58,12,309 during
the year. During the year 2005 Rs. 43,71,523/- has been
recovered on account of CTE inspections.
In POWERGRID, high priority has been placed on training
and as part of these various workshops were organised at
the regional levels and also as part of the HRD Calendar for
training. As part of this drive, a workshop on ‘Values and
Ethics’ was organised at Indian institute of management
(IIM), Kolkata and at Banaras Hindu University for 43
executives of POWERGRID. A Training course on
‘Values and Ethics in Management’ was conducted on
November 08, 2005 for employees of Corporate Centre
and representatives of M/s Powerlinks Ltd., a joint venture
of POWERGRID which was organised by Prof. S.K.
Chakraborty, former Convener, Management Centre for
Human Values, IIMC, Kolkata.
During the month of October 2005, deliberations were held
on the Integrity Pact. A Committee was formed to finalize
the Integrity Pact, handed by Shri Gopalachari, IPS (Retd.)
which is being prepared on the guidance of CVC as well as
Transparency International. Since the Pact was aimed at
bringing about absolute fairness and transparency in the
dealing with the vendors in the matters of tendering and
procurement practices of POWERGRID, it was decided to
hold a meeting with the Vendors and Media in a forum
for deliberations on the Integrity Pact at New Delhi on 8th
November, 2005 during the Vigilance Awareness Week.
Shri R.H. Tahiliani, (Retd. Admiral) and presently Chairman,
Transparency International India, and Shri Gopal Achari,
IPS, former Special Director, CBI gave the presentation on
the Integrity Pact in which the media and vendors evinced
considerable interest. Besides publication of the annual
in house journal ‘Candour’ the Vigilance Awareness Week
was also marked by Inter School and College Debate
Competitions as well as elocution contests which were
organised at the Corporate Centre and the regions. On
the occasion, a book titled “Teaching Integrity to Youth”
which has been brought out by Transparency International
was also circulated. Besides the above, contests like
slogan writing, essay writing, cartoon competition and
quiz competitions were organised for the employees and
their family members on the occasion.
The right to Information Act was implemented in
POWERGRID during the month of October and 13
employees have been designated as Information officers
of the organization while 13 senior employees have been
designated as Appellate Authorities under the Act.
NEEPCO
Vigilance Activities: Keeping in view of various directives
and guidelines of the Central vigilance Commission,
Action Plan on Anti-Corruption & Vigilance measures have
been taken up. Complaints received from various sources
are regularly monitored and where prima-facie evidence
are found, investigations have been carried out. More
emphasis have been given to different aspects of Preventive
Vigilance to streamline the rules and procedures and plug
the loopholes, detected during investigation/inquiry of
various cases.
SJVN
Vigilance Clearance
Upto date vigilance status of the employees and executives
of SJVN as well as those on deputation was maintained
and cases of vigilance clearance were promptly dealt
with on their receipt from the concerned administrative
authorities.
THDC
The Vigilance Department undertook the job of preventive
and detective vigilance and encompassing all the activities
of the Coporation. In order to achieve the highest level
of transparency all concerned were asked to streamline,
adopt and follow the laid down systems and procedures.
The day to day activities of the vigilance department were
reviewed on monthly basis by the CVO, and by the CMD
from time to time. The time schedule for conducting the
enquiries and investigations were followed. The Vigilance
Awareness Week was organized at all offices of the
Coporation with zeal and enthusiasm.
DVC
(A) Current year upto 30th November. 2005
The Vigilance Department continued its effort to achieve
Corporate objectives within the framework of instructions
received from CVC and Ministry of Power.
As in the past, considerable stress was laid on the
strengthening of different systems prevalent in the DVC.
As a result, series of Office Orders were issued by the
Corporation on the basis of recommendations made
by Vigilance Department towards effecting system
improvement. The Vigilance Department also worked