Lok Sabha Question No. 1524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Corruption Cases in CVC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1524

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018)

## CORRUPTION CASES IN CVC

## †1524. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  cases  regarding  corruption  sent  to  the  Central  Vigilance  Commission (CVC) during the last two years and the current year;
- (b) the number of cases on which reports have been presented;
- (c) the  number  of  cases  returned  in  lack  of  evidences  and  the  number  of  cases  in  which officers have been found guilty;
- (d) the  number  of  cases  where  recommendations  have  been  made  to  punish  the  guilty persons/officers; and
- (e) the number of cases where no action has been taken till now and the reasons therefor?

## 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):    Central  Vigilance  Commission  (CVC)  has  informed  that  the  number  of  cases  of  alleged misconducts  involving  vigilance  angle  and  launch  of  criminal  prosecution  for  offences  of corruption etc., received in the Commission for advice during the last two years and the current year are as follows:

| Year   |   No. of cases received (1 st and 2 nd stage advice) |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016   |                                                 2865 |
| 2017   |                                                 2280 |
| 2018*  |                                                 1939 |

(b) to (d):   CVC has informed that the number of cases wherein first stage advice was tendered by the CVC is as follows:

| Nature of penalty     |   2016 |   2017 |   2018* |
|-----------------------|--------|--------|---------|
| Criminal              |     62 |     64 |      61 |
| Major penalty         |    460 |    490 |     411 |
| Minor penalty         |    183 |    181 |     123 |
| Administrative action |    427 |    402 |     367 |
| Closure               |    956 |    932 |     879 |
| Total                 |   2088 |   2069 |    1780 |

Details of second stage advice tendered on such references by the CVC are as under:

| Nature of penalty   |   2016 |   2017 |   2018* |
|---------------------|--------|--------|---------|
| Major penalty       |    206 |    112 |      85 |
| Minor penalty       |    153 |     78 |      60 |
| Exoneration         |    266 |    238 |     185 |
| Other Action        |     67 |     50 |      46 |
| Total               |    692 |    478 |     376 |

*upto 11.12.2018

This includes the cases in which charges could not be proved conclusively and advised for exoneration.

(e): CVC has informed that as per available records, as on 13.12.2018 there are 273 cases pending with various Ministries / Departments / Organizations after Commission's second stage advice for imposition of major / minor penalty.

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