New Delhi (ABC Live): The Central Vigilance Commission has decided to involve non-government organizations (NGOs) to check corruption in government offices and departments.
"We are interacting with civil society organisations across the country and planning their roles and responsibilities to fight corruption," Chief Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha said in New Delhi on Friday.
These NGOs will be roped in to work in coordination with Chief Vigilance Officers of different organisations to get information about unfair practices, he said.
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The Commission has asked offices to use the latest software for accounts, manpower and logistics-related work.
The probity watchdog, CVC, is mandated to advise and guide central government agencies to draft and implement different measures to check corruption in government offices, departments and Public Sector Units (PSUs).
In its performance report for December, the Commission has advised imposition of major penalty proceedings against 70 officials, including 20 of public sector banks, 17 from Railways, 11 from Northern Coalfields, four from Western Coalfields and two from Ministry of Home Affairs, among others for their alleged involvement in corrupt practices.
The CVC has disposed of 468 cases during December 2009 referred to it for advice and made recoveries to the tune of Rs 68.63 crore after conducting technical examination of certain departments.
