Corrupt officials list on Centre Vigilance Commission website
New Delhi: This is for the first time that the CVC has made public the name of corrupt
officials. Until now, the Commission had been making public only the number of
corrupt officials. The list of officials against whom the action is pending was
reportedly compiled in July. On its website, the CVC stated that: "In furtherance
of the transparency initiatives and the spirit of the RTI Act 2005, the Central
Vigilance Commission has decided to regularly post info / details of cases pending
for sanctions for prosecution over four months with organizations / departments.
"Cases where the Commission has advised issuance of sanction for prosecution during
the month and Cases where Commission had advised imposition of suitable major
penalty during the month," the website states. Until now, the CVC had been making
public only the number of corrupt officials, not their names. Earlier it was reported
that the Union Cabinet Secretary has asked the Secretaries of various ministries
not to delay sanction for the prosecution of corrupt officials.
