GOVERNN4ENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commission -Prepare specific action plan on preventive vigilance
by the Government Departments in prevention of corruption - orders - Issued.

GEN ERAL ADMINISTRATION (SC-F) DEPARTMENT

G. O. Rt. No. 1250 Dated:28-07-2021

Read:

From the Vigilance Commissioner, APVC, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Lr.No.GAD12-

COO R0NINT / 2 / 2021 - ABSEC-APVC, dated : 04 / O 6 / 202t.
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ORDER:

The Vigilance Commissioner in the reference read above, has informed that the
importance of preventive vigilance had been recognized in the report of Santhanam
Committee way back in 1964. The Santhanam Committee Report stated that "corruption
cannot be eliminated or even significantly reduced unless preventive measures are planned
and implemented in a sustained and effective manner." The Central Vigilance Commission
has also described elaborately about the Preventive Vigilance in its various publications that
preventive vigilance seeks to prevent occurrence of corrupt practices by identifying and
plugging vulnerable areas through systematic improvements and structural remedies. The
measures fulfil the objective of pre-empting corrupt practices and further enhance the
organizational efficiency.
2. The Vigilance Commissioner has requested the government to instruct all the
Departments of Government to prepare a specific action plan of action for their respective
departments based on their brief note on prevention of corruption of establishment of an
honest, transparent efficient and citizen friendly administration.
3. Government after careful consideration of the suggestion of the A.P.Vigilance
Commission hereby issue the following orders for prevention of corruption and
establishment of an honest, transparent efficient and citizen friendly administration:
(a) All the Departments of Secreta riat/Heads of the Department/ and other
Government agencies are requested to prepare specific action plan on preventive
vigilance in their jurisdictional offices keeping in view the guidelines contained in
the Preventive Vigilance Note given by Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commission
which is annexed to this order.
(b) The Revenue and PR&RD Department are selected as lYodel Departments and
they should prepare Model Specific Action Plan for their jurisdictional offices
under the overall guidance of Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commission.
(c) The Special Chef Secretary to Government, GPM&AR, General Administration
Department shall coordinate for preparation of Action PIans in respect of all the
Departments of Secretariat, under the guidance of Andhra Pradesh Vigilance
Commission.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

ADITYA NATH DAS

CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
The Special Chief Secretary to Government, G'A' (GPM&AR) Department.
The Revenue Department.
The PR&RD Department
All Departments in AP Secretariat, Velagapudi.
All HODs through departments concerned.
All District Collectors in the State
The Director General, APHRDI, Tenali
P.S. to the Special C.S, GA(GPM&AR)Department.
Copy to:
O.S.D.to the Chief Secretary to Government.
P.S. to the Secretary to VC, APVC.
SC/SF.
//FORWARDED : :BY ORDER//
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SECTIOr[OFFICER (SC)
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ANDHRA PRADESH VIGILANCE COMMISSICIN

A BRIEF NOTE ON PREVENTIVE VIGILANCT

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VIGILANCE: .

According to Vot"l of A.P.Vigitance Manual, "Vigitance" in generat terms means

watchfutness, caution, circumspection and in its apptication to statecraft connotes
maintenance of purity and integrity in pubtic iife. The object of the vigitance department is
for prevention of corrupllon, ordertv conduct of affairs of the state and estabtishment of an
honest and efficient administration,

PREVTNTNE VIGILANCE: .

The importance of preventive vigitance had been recognized in the report of

Santhanam Committee way back in 1964, The Santhanam Committee report stated
,,corruption
cannot be etiminated or even significantty reduced untess preventive measures
are ptanned and imBlemented in a sustained and effective manner, Preventive action
must

inctude administrative, legat, soCiat, economiC and eduCative measures"'

The Centrat Vigitance Commission has described etaboratety about the Prevent'ive
prevent occurrence of
Vigitance iri its various pubtications that Preventive Vigitance seeks to
improvements
corrupt practices by identifying and ptugging vutnerabte areat through systemtc
pre'empting corrupt practices
and structural rernedies. These measures futfit the objective of
and further enhance the organizationaI efficiency'
preventive vigilance aims at creating and nurturing an organizatiCInal ecosystem, in
operaLing Procedures and
which scope for rnarpract'ices is minimized by taying down Standard
vigilance' the
by ensuring transparency and acc0untability. tsy promoting preventive
where use of discretion in
organizations strive towards buitding of systems and structt'lres'
decision making is minimized and any unavoidabte
discretion has inbuilt accountabitity'
Technology, digitat technotogy
The advancement of technotogy, especiatty lnformation
seamters flow of information'
etc., has enabted better preventive initiatives and swift and
pubtic governance is through the toot of
one of the thrust areas in ensuring integrity in
Preventive Vigitance.

"Preventive vigilance is a tool for good Eovernance"'

oneofthethrusrareasinensuringintegrityinpubiicEovernanceisthroughthetoolof
Foreword of the Booktet of
preventive vigitance. The centrat vigilairce commission, in its
give an irnpetus to preventive vigilance' emphasised
Preventive Vigitance lnifiatives t2016), to
preventive vigitance inctuding detaits of
the need to prepare a concept note CIn
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and checks in
of corruption and the adequacy of exiting procedures
(a) Potentiat areas
place
other monitor'inq
prescribed inspections, audits reviews,
-place of the
(b) The effec tiveness
mechanism in for preventing and detecttng misconducts

(c)Prominentvigitancecasesarisingduet0non-complianceofruleslguidelines
vigiLnce and rnajor learnings thereof
ind,icative of faiiure of preventive
and
(d) Existing preventive vigitance measures
to be undertaken in future'
(e) Major system improvements proposed

Existing measures and instructions

for Preventive vigitance in Andhra Pradesh
vigirance Manual (vot'l)' measures of
Preventive
As per para 2tii)5 of chapter-l of AP
Vigitance include:

examination of the existing organisation and procedures

in retation to
{a} a detaifed
each of the departrnent$ with a view to e{iminate
or minimise factors whieh
provide opportunities for corruption or matpracttces;
inspections and surprise visits for detect'ing
{b) ptanning and enforcement of regutar or harassment sf generat pubtic;
acceptance of mamoots CIr extraction of bribes
disposat of apptications; faiture
misappropriation of funds; inordinate detay in the
in quatity or speed of work which woutd be indicative of the existence of
corruption or matPractices;
regular and surprise
(c) tocation of sensitive spots or ptaces and points of corruption'
personnel who are posted 'in
inspections of such spots and proper scrutiny of
sensitive pCIsts which 'invotve deatings with rnembers of
the pubtic on a
considerabte scate;
(d) Preparation and maintenance of lists of
(i) Officers of doubtful integrity and
(ii) tists of suspect officers ind maintaining proper surveiltance over such officers;

(e) to take action for btacklisting of unscruputous stlpptiers, contractors;

(f) to effect recoveries whenever mtsappropriation takes ptace;

{g) ensure observance of Conduct Rutes reiating to integrity

covering

(i) submission of statements of assets and acquisitions

(ii) gifts
(iii) retatives employed in private firms or doing private business
(iv) benami transactions
(v) possession of cash, and the tike;

th) to undertake Scrutiny of property statements annuatty to check acquisition of

property without prior permission or intimation and possible disproportionate
assets.
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(ii devise measures to reduee administrative detays through review

of existing
pcints at which delay
procedures and practices to ftrrd out the c&use of deiay, the
definite time
s{cur! and devise suitabte steps at different stages and by setting
limits for deating with files etc' '
whether att of them are
ti) a review of the reguiatory functions with a view to see
strict{y necescary ano wiretner lhe manner of discharge
of thess funetions and of
improvement, can be undertaken'
the exercise of powers of tontrol are capabLe of
dtscretion' The right t0 acl
(k) device adequate rnethods of control over exercise of
according ts dis,cretion does not mean right
t0 act arbitrariiy' The fairness of the
was arrived at msy certai*ly be looked
method by which the discretionary decision
'int0.
lev*ts
with an easy acces$ to administl"atisn at various
{i} citizens should be provided
withoutneedf*rinterventionoftoutsandi*ternredi*ries'

{m} oniy thsse whose integr'1ty

is above board shoutd be appointed tCI hieh
admin isf.rative Posilions'

making selections frorn nc*.gare(ted

t* gazetted rank for the first time, all
in} i*
shoutd be etiminated'
tlrcse whose integrity is doubtful
required to recsrd a
a narne {or promotion shoutd be
{o) every officer who sponsors by him
that he is satisfied that th* 60vernment scry*rit recomm*nded
certificate
is a man of integritY'

tp}grarrtofextensionlre-employrner.ltshuutdbetoap*r$onwithgoodreputation
f*r integr'itY oniY'
proper agBnry which a persCIn with
a ge*uine
in every department a
{q} to have be protected
conrptaint can approach f*r
,*d,*uu'-gon'iid* contplainan$ *houLd
from harassmenf or victinrisation'
deating with ticenceslpermits
ts enter their narnes
{r} to require all visitors to offices
RecePtion Sffice'
in a register to be kept at th*
and purpose of their visits
shor:ld be made
of inforrnation' inform iation not treated as secret
{s) lo prevent sale
freelY avaitable t0 the Public'
processing of various
ar* prescribed and enforeed f*r the
{t) to see that lirne'timit's
eppl,icati0ns'

(Retd")'
Smt.Veena lsh, I's"5
Vigitartce Csmmissiener'
a. i. vigitance Commitsion'
A. P.Secietariat,
Veiagapudi'