CVC recovers Rs40cr as fine in corruption cases

NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has recovered Rs40.62cr as fine from government departments and public sector undertakings while investigating corruption cases up to the month of October from January this year. While the Commission advised major penalty proceedings in 1,103 cases, it also imposed major penalties against 597 officers during the period. The central watchdog, which has been mandated by the Supreme Court to monitor the issue of granting sanction for prosecution of officials in various government organisations, advised prosecution in 124 cases and the requisite orders were sanctioned in 82 cases. It also executed exoneration/closure proceedings in 1,641 cases as compared to 388 cases where vigilance clearances were granted. In its performance report for the month of October alone, the Commission initiated major penalty proceedings against 64 officers and advised major penalty proceedings against 42 officers from different state and Central departments. The Commission disposed off 312 cases and made recoveries to the tune of Rs 17.16 crore as fine during the month. The CVC launched prosecution process against six officials — one each from Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions, Canara Bank, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Department of Telecommunications.

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