PANAJI: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said that he would clear half of the 1,000-odd pending vigilance cases by the end of this year, and the rest by the end of 2018.
Parrikar, who was speaking at a Vigilance Week event at the secretariat in Porvorim, said that he realized soon after taking over the reins of the government that cases had piled up in the directorate of vigilance.
"Clearing those 1,000 files was my first priority," he said. "Accordingly, I took steps to strengthen the vigilance department. While during the past years 20 cases were cleared by the department per year, we have now disposed off 160 cases of group-C and -D employees. Overall, 200 cases have been disposed."
Parrikar also said he directed the vigilance department to close cases that are 'minor', except those pertaining to misappropriation of funds and crimes against women and children.
The directorate has been asked to train officers in vigilance, Parrikar said, adding that it should bring to the notice of officers that vigilance cases do not all pertain to corruption. "Officers should be trained to understand what vigilance is all about," he said.
About the importance of training officers, Parrikar said: "As far as I am concerned, using government money without proper application of mind and not making the rupee run to the last of its capacity is also vigilance. And although this does not fall directly under the preview of the directorate of vigilance, it is also a type of corruption."
Parrikar, who was speaking at a Vigilance Week event at the secretariat in Porvorim, said that he realized soon after taking over the reins of the government that cases had piled up in the directorate of vigilance.
"Clearing those 1,000 files was my first priority," he said. "Accordingly, I took steps to strengthen the vigilance department. While during the past years 20 cases were cleared by the department per year, we have now disposed off 160 cases of group-C and -D employees. Overall, 200 cases have been disposed."
Parrikar also said he directed the vigilance department to close cases that are 'minor', except those pertaining to misappropriation of funds and crimes against women and children.
The directorate has been asked to train officers in vigilance, Parrikar said, adding that it should bring to the notice of officers that vigilance cases do not all pertain to corruption. "Officers should be trained to understand what vigilance is all about," he said.
About the importance of training officers, Parrikar said: "As far as I am concerned, using government money without proper application of mind and not making the rupee run to the last of its capacity is also vigilance. And although this does not fall directly under the preview of the directorate of vigilance, it is also a type of corruption."
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