Central Vigilance Commission
Central Vigilance Commission
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Central Vigilance Commission | | Seal of the Central Vigilance Commission | Agency overview | Formed | February,1964 | Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency | Jurisdictional structure | Federal agency | India | Governing body | Government of India | General nature | * Federal law enforcement * Civilian agency | Operational structure | Headquarters | New Delhi, India | Agency executive | -, Central Vigilance Commissioner | | |
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption. It has the status of an autonomous body, free of control from any executive authority, charged with monitoring all vigilance activity under the Central Government of India, and advising various authorities in central Government organizations in planning, executing, reviewing and reforming their vigilance work.
It was set up by the Government of India in February, 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the field of vigilance. Nittoor Srinivasa Rau, was selected as the first Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India.
The Annual Report of the CVC not only gives the details of the work done by it but also brings out the system failures which leads to corruption in various Departments/Organisations, system improvements, various preventive measures and cases in which the Commission 's advises were ignored etc.
The CVC is not an investigating agency, and it either gets the investigation done through the CBI or through the Departmental Chief Vigilance Officers.
The only
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Central Vigilance Commission | | Seal of the Central Vigilance Commission | Agency overview | Formed | February,1964 | Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency | Jurisdictional structure | Federal agency | India | Governing body | Government of India | General nature | * Federal law enforcement * Civilian agency | Operational structure | Headquarters | New Delhi, India | Agency executive | -, Central Vigilance Commissioner | | |
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption. It has the status of an autonomous body, free of control from any executive authority, charged with monitoring all vigilance activity under the Central Government of India, and advising various authorities in central Government organizations in planning, executing, reviewing and reforming their vigilance work.
It was set up by the Government of India in February, 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the field of vigilance. Nittoor Srinivasa Rau, was selected as the first Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India.
The Annual Report of the CVC not only gives the details of the work done by it but also brings out the system failures which leads to corruption in various Departments/Organisations, system improvements, various preventive measures and cases in which the Commission 's advises were ignored etc.
The CVC is not an investigating agency, and it either gets the investigation done through the CBI or through the Departmental Chief Vigilance Officers.
The only
References: 1. ^ M.P. Jain on Administrative Law, Tripathi(1986) 2