Lok Sabha Question No. 1751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Complaints Received in CVC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE, JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1751

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016)

## COMPLAINTS RECEIVED IN CVC

## 1751. SHRI ANIL SHIROLE: SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government/Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has received complaints  against  officials  including  officials  working  in  various  Public  Sector Undertakings (PSUs) regarding their alleged involvement in financial irregularities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether any specific complaint has been received by the Government/CVC regarding wilful withholding of payments to various Small Scale Industries (SSIs) by officials working in Instrumentation Limited, Kota (A Government of India Enterprise);
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government/ CVC in this regard?

## 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):   As informed by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the Commission does not  maintain  data  allegation-wise  i.e.  allegation  of  financial  irregularities  etc.  However, details of total number of complaints received and disposed of during the last three years and the current year i.e. up-to 30.06.2016 in the Commission are given as under:

| Year           |   No. of complaints received (including brought forward from the previous year) |   Disposed |   Pending |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------|
| 2013           |                                                                           35332 |      33284 |      2048 |
| 2014           |                                                                           64410 |      62099 |      2311 |
| 2015           |                                                                           32149 |      30789 |      1360 |
| Upto June 2016 |                                                                           40517 |      38033 |      2484 |

(c) to (e):   Three complaints dated 22.07.2013, 09.09.2013 and 06.02.2014 were received by the CVC against officers of M/s Instrumentation Ltd (Kota) regarding non-payment of dues to 35 Small Scale Industries (SSI). As per the Complaint Handling Policy of the CVC, these complaints have been sent to D/o Heavy Industries by the Commission for necessary action on 19.08.2013, 03.10.2013 and 13.03.2014.

As informed by the D/o Heavy Industry, the complaint dated 22.07.2013 of Shri Jai Prakash  Narayan  Singh  raised  the  issue  of  non-payment  to  one  SSI  Unit  M/s  Capital Electricals Ltd. (CEL), Noida. In the subsequent complaints dated 09.09.2013 and 06.02.2014, Shri Singh sought urgent action on the first complaint.

The  D/o  Heavy  Industry  has  further  stated  that  the  entire  payment  has  since  been made to M/s CEL and therefore, the matter stands closed.

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