Lok Sabha Question No. 3798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Corruption Complaints with CVC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3798

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017)

## CORRUPTION COMPLAINTS WITH CVC

## 3798. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Vigilance Commission has received large number of complaints regarding corruption during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the number of complaints received by the CVC during the said period;
- (c) the efforts made by the CVC to enquire into these complaints; and
- (d) whether the CVC proposes to dispose of the said complaints within a fixed time frame and if so, the details thereof?

## 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)  &  (b):    Yes  Madam.  As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Central  Vigilance Commission (CVC), the number of complaints received by the Commission and disposed off during the last three years and current year (up to July, 2017), are as follows:

| Year                     |   No. of complaints received including brought forward |   No. of complaints disposed |   Pending |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------|
| 2014                     |                                                  64410 |                        62099 |      2311 |
| 2015                     |                                                  32149 |                        30789 |      1360 |
| 2016                     |                                                  51207 |                        48764 |      2443 |
| 2017 (up to July, 2017)* |                                                  17088 |                        13045 |      4043 |

(c):   As per Complaint Handling Policy of the Commission and Government's instructions, Anonymous/pseudonymous  complaints  are  required  to  be  filed;  complaints  containing unspecific or administrative issues as well as against officers not within the Commission's jurisdiction  are  forwarded  to  the  CVOs  of  the  Ministries/Departments/Organizations  for necessary  action  at  their  end  and  the  Commission  does  not  require  any  report  on  such complaints forwarded; and the remaining owned up complaints with specific and verifiable allegations  of  vigilance  nature/corruption  are  inquired  into  through  the  CVO  concerned. Depending on the nature of allegations, Commission refers some cases for investigation by the CBI and a few cases are directly investigated by the officers of the Commission.

(d):   The Commission has prescribed a time limit of three months for submission of inquiry reports. Commission regularly reviews progress of inquiry into such complaints. Sometimes, the time limits are not adhered to by the organizations due to inadequate manpower, delay in receipt  of  related  documents/files,  complexity  of  issues  involved,  etc.  The  Commission constantly  endeavours to sensitize the organizations about the importance  of timely investigation of the complaints and expeditious necessary action.

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