Lok Sabha Question No. 529 (STARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Ranking System to Curb Corruption
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 529

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018)

## RANKING SYSTEM TO CURB CORRUPTION

## †*529. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce ranking system to curb corruption in various Central Government departments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which such system is likely to be made effective and the extent to which this system will bring improvement; and
- (d) the  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  curb  corrupt  practices  in  the Government/public departments?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (d):    A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.529 BY SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI; SHRI NAGAR RODMAL FOR 04.04.2018 REGARDING 'RANKING SYSTEM TO CURB CORRUPTION'.

(a) to (c):    No Madam, no such proposal is under consideration at the level of Government of India. However, the Central Vigilance Commission has launched the Integrity Index Project as a tool of Preventive Vigilance with an objective to motivate the organizations to focus on and nurture transparency and integrity of all their processes. The Integrity Index is aimed at helping  organizations  identify  areas  where  there  is  a  scope  for  improvement.  The  Integrity Index is perceived more as a measure of process maturity towards transparency and fairness in  the  organization  rather  than  as  a  measure  of  corruption  within  the  organization.  It  is  a research-based  approach  to  create  an  Integrity  Index  that  various  organizations  can  use  to measure themselves. In the first phase 25 organizations including Public Sector Undertakings/ Public  Sector  Banks  and  Financial  Institutions/  Departments/  Ministries  of  Government  of India have been selected for development of the Integrity Index. The list of organizations is placed at Annexure .

(d): Some of the important measures taken by the Government in furtherance to its zero tolerance policy against corruption, inter alia, include:

- i. Implementation  of  Goods  and  Services  Tax  to  ensure  ease  of  doing  business, transparent tax administration and improved tax compliance.
- ii. Demonetization of old currencies of Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 500/- denominations as one of the initiatives to, inter-alia , curb black money and control corruption.
- iii. Encouraging  digital  transactions  in  the  economy  and  moving  towards  'less  cash economy' for citizen centric service delivery and transparent financial transactions.
- iv. Wherever  required,  systemic  improvements  and  reforms  have  been  undertaken  to provide transparent citizen-friendly services and reduce corruption. These, inter alia, include:
- a) Establishment  of  Jan-dhan,  Adhaar  and  Mobile  (JAM)  platform  for promoting  digital  governance  and  transparent  citizen  centric  delivery  of Government services.
- b) Disbursement  of  welfare  benefits  directly  to  the  citizens  under  various schemes  of  the  Government  in  a  transparent  manner  through  the  Direct Benefit Transfer initiative.
- c) Implementation of E-tendering in public procurements.
- d) Introduction of e-Governance and simplification of procedure and systems.
- e) Introduction  of  Government  procurement  through  the  Government  eMarketplace (GeM).
- v. Discontinuation of interviews in recruitment of Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) and Group 'C' posts in Government of India.
- vi. Invocation  of  FR  56  (j)  and  AIS(DCRB)  and  other  relevant  rules  for  prematurely retiring  officials  whose  performance  has  been  reviewed  and  found  unsatisfactory.
- vii. The All  India  Services  (Disciplinary  and  Appeal)  Rules  and  Central  Civil  Services (Classification,  Control and  Appeal) Rules have been amended to provide for strict timelines in the procedure related to disciplinary proceedings.
- viii. Issue of Instructions by the CVC asking the organizations to adopt Integrity Pact in major procurement activities.
- ix. With a view to provide an effective regime for prohibition of benami transactions, the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 came into force with effect from 1 st  November, 2016.

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## List of 25 Selected Organizations for Development of Integrity Index

|   Sl. No. | Sector                           | No.    | Name of CPSE/Ministry/PSB etc.                                                   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Oil and Gas                      | 1      | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL)                                               |
|         1 | Oil and Gas                      | 2      | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)                                           |
|         2 | Power                            | 3      | National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)                                        |
|         2 | Power                            | 4      | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL)                                     |
|         3 | Coal                             | 5      | Eastern Coalfields                                                               |
|         3 | Coal                             | 6      | Western Coalfields                                                               |
|         4 | Steel                            | 7      | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)                                             |
|         5 | Banks                            | 8      | Punjab National Bank (PNB)                                                       |
|         5 | Banks                            | 9      | Syndicate Bank                                                                   |
|         6 | Transport                        | 10     | National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)                                       |
|         6 | Transport                        | 11     | Mumbai Port Trust                                                                |
|         6 | Transport                        | 12     | Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL)                                                     |
|         6 | Transport                        | 13     | M/o Railways                                                                     |
|         7 | Mining                           | 14     | National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)                                  |
|         7 | Mining                           | 15     | National Aluminium Company (NALCO)                                               |
|         8 | Defence                          | 16     | Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL)                                                    |
|         9 | DHI                              | 17     | Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd. (BHEL)                                              |
|        10 | Commerce and Textiles            | 18     | Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)                                                |
|        11 | Social Sector                    | 19     | Food Corporation of India (FCI)                                                  |
|        11 | Social Sector                    | 20     | Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)                                     |
|        11 | Social Sector                    | 21     | Medical Council of India (MCI)                                                   |
|        12 | Communication                    | 22     | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL)                                            |
|        13 | Urban Development & Local bodies | 23& 24 | Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and South Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) |
|        14 | Financial Sector                 | 25     | Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)                                             |

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