Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Prevention of Corruption
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 58

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018)

## PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION

## †58. SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering on implementing ranking system or such similar tool to check the various methods of corruption in the Government departments;
- (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and
- (c) the other improvements likely to be made through such system?

## 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 (c):    No Madam, no such proposal is under consideration at the level of Government of India.  However,  the  Central  Vigilance  Commission  (CVC)  has  launched  the  Integrity  Index Project as a tool of Preventive Vigilance.

In the first phase, 25 organizations (Annexure-I) 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 objective of Integrity Index Project is to help identify scope for improvement and to focus on and nurture transparency in organizational processes.

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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      | Ministry of Railways                                                             |
|         7 | Mining                           | 14      | National Mining Development Corporation (NMDC)                                   |
|         7 | Mining                           | 15      | National Aluminium Company (NALCO)                                               |
|         8 | Defence                          | 16      | Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL)                                                    |
|         9 | DHI                              | 17      | Bharat Heavy Electricals 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)                                             |

## Annexure-I