Vigilance:-
Vigilance means to be watchful to be alert what is happening and what can happen.
Henry Fayol classified the duties of manager and listed that firsy and foremost is security which means today's ‘Vigilance’.
Importance of Vigilance :-
Vigilance makes preparedness to be watchful always and sense the happening around oneself.
People always have wrong approach towards vigilance as they perceive vigilance as enquiry, fixing responsibility etc. Vigilance is not investigation but it is prevention.
To punish and not to prevent is like pumping the water through a pump without arresting the leakages which result in wastage of water, energy and time.
Why do organizations need vigilance:-
An organization protects itself from external dangers through creating security and posting manpower to guard against such threats.
The role of vigilance is to protect organization from internal dangers which are more serious than external threats.
Responsibility of Employees in Vigilance Matters:
Vigilance officer should be own officer;All men are vigilance people-raising awareness level.
Vigilance very essential ; All officers should work for the same target/goal.
Vigilance is not confined to a particular individual or set up. All public servants should be honest. They also have a responsibility towards the nation to help the organization to discharge vigilance functions effectively by bringing to the notice of organization about the activities of dishonest employees.
Need for Preventive Vigilance
Preventive vigilance plays an important role in strengthening the vigilance set up of any organization. There has been a wide spread realization that punitive vigilance alone cannot be the foundation of an efficient vigilance machinery. In punitive vigilance, the vigilance wing reacts to complaints or information of specific instances of mala fide