Priyanka Chaturvedi MP (Uddhav Thackeray) Shivsena on Thursday gave suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to discuss the subversion of Independence of Institutions like Enforcement Directorate, Election Commission and Central Bureau of Investigation and others.

PM Modi, in an apparent reference to the Opposition, said that those who are sentenced to jail with corruption proven against them are lauded.

"There have been two big reasons that have stopped the people from moving forward and ending corruption. One is a lack of facilities and the other is unnecessary pressure from the government. The dearth of facilities and opportunities was made to be present for a long time. For the last eight years, we have been working to change the system created by scarcity and pressure. We are trying to fill the gap between demand and supply," he said.

"Institutions like CVC acting against the corrupt and corruption need not be defensive," PM Modi said.

The Complaint Management System is envisioned to provide end-to-end information to the citizens through regular updates on the status of their complaints.

New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Pendency of as many as 2,099 disciplinary matters for the period prior to December 2018 had been reduced to 227 by June 30, 2022, newly appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Suresh N Patel informed Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday.

Singapore, April 28 (ANI/PR Newswire): BingX has upgraded its platform to Version 3.0, which aims to improve its competitiveness and ease of use for traders.

New Delhi Mar 24 PTI Fixed Covid vaccination centres at school complexes and other educational institutions will be discontinued from April 1 given these institutions are set to reopen soon amid a fall in infection according to an official orderDelhi on Thursday reported 132 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 040 per cent and zero death Fixed COVID-19 vaccination centres at school complexes and other educational institutions for the general population shall be discontinued with effect from April 1 2022Covid vaccination will be available at all GNCTD Delhi government health facilities and hospitals during the regular timings of these health facilities with due rationalisation of session sites as per the vaccination load at the CVC which shall be reviewed from time to time stated the order by the city health department authoritiesThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with the healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase Vaccination of the frontline workers started from February 2 last yearThe next phase of Covid vaccination commenced on March 1 last year for people over 60 years and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditionsThe country launched vaccination for all people aged above 45 years from April 1 last yearCovid vaccination will also be available at health facilities of other agencies viz MCD CGHS ESI Railways Armed Forces Cantonment Board etc during facility timings the March 24 order statedAlso if there is a requirement vaccination sessions may be conducted in a camp mode in other community establishments including community halls banquet halls and RWAs observing the Union governments guidelines it saidTo cover the 12-14 year and the remaining 15-17 years first and second dose cohorts vaccination shall be conducted at school sites in camp mode as required in close coordination with the education department Out-of-school children shall be mobilised to the nearby health facilities the order mentionedThe sessions shall be on all six days of the week at hospitals In primary healthcare facilities the sessions shall be four days a week except for the two RI days This will ensure the availability of sufficient daily vaccination capacity it statedAny local-level change in timingsextension of timings of the session sites may be planned at the level of DIO based on the local needs Home-based vaccination requests for bed-ridden and immobile beneficiaries shall be covered by the area catering health facility it said PTI KND NSD NSD

New Delhi Mar 21 PTI Citing non-implementation of penalty against corrupt officers the Central Vigilance Commission on Monday asked public sector banks and government departments to ensure that guilty do face the punishment and the compliance report for 2020 and 2021 should be forwarded to the CVC latest by June 30 After completion of departmental proceedings final orders are issued against the Charged Officer CO by the competent authority imposing an appropriate penalty on him if the charges against the CO are found to be proved it said The Commission and the Chief Vigilance Officer CVO are also informed about issuance of final orders the CVC said in an orderHowever it has come to the notice of the Commission that there have been instances where even after issuance of the final orders imposing the penalty the orders are not implemented in reality thus making the whole process of disciplinary proceeding infructuous it said The Commission has therefore decided that in order to ensure end to end action the Chief Vigilance Officers of the organisations concerned should confirm about implementation of the final penalty orders issued in respect of each Charged Officer who were found guilty against whom advice for departmental action was tendered by the Commission the probity watchdog saidA compliance report in this regard for the calendar years 2020 and 2021 should be forwarded to the Commission latest by June 30 2022 said the order issued to the secretaries of all central government departments chief executives of public sector banks and insurance companies among others In continuation the Chief Vigilance Officers of respective organisations should also submit an annual compliance report about implementation of final penalty orders in respect of each such charged officer latest by 30th June of every year for the previous calendar year it added PTI AKV RCJ

New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The Central Vigilance Commission said timely filing of immovable property returns by government officers is a mandatory pre-condition for vigilance clearance sought by the ministries for their empanelment for senior-level postsIn an order it cited a directive by the Department of Personnel and Training DoPT that says that members of central civil servicesposts who fail to submit annual immovable property returns AIPR of the relevant year within the prescribed time limit would be denied vigilance clearance and they will not be considered for empanelment for senior-level posts in the Government of IndiaAs timely filing of AIPR is a mandatory pre-condition for vigilance clearance all ministriesdepartmentsorganisations are requested to ensure that all officers for whom vigilance input is solicited from the Commission have filed AIPR within the stipulated time limit the Central Vigilance Commission CVC said in the orderln future confirmation on timely filing of property return by concerned officers or deviation in this regard may also be recorded on the covering letter of proposals seeking vigilance clearance from the Commission to avoid delay in processing of the cases said the order issued on March 16The CVC said although filing of AIPR on time is mandatory pre-condition for grant of vigilance clearance so far the commission has not been collecting information on AIPR filing while considering proposals for vigilance clearance and screening to this effect is left to the concerned ministrydepartmentorganisation it saidHowever some proposals received by the commission do contain information on AIPR filing by the concerned officers and the same is taken in account while finalising input on their vigilance status the order notedThe officers are required to submit the property return latest by January 31 each year according to the orderPTI AKV SRY