Drive Against Corruption;CBI Conducts Nation-wide Joint Surprise Checks in Central Govt. Offices in 25 states/UTs including Jammu
As part of a nationwide drive against corruption, the CBI conducted joint surprise checks in government offices in 25 states on Friday.
19-03-2021: The Central Bureau of Investigation has today conducted a Special Drive on Joint Surprise Checks as part of a preventive vigilance exercise. The Joint Surprise Checks have been undertaken in conjunction with the Vigilance Wing of concerned Central Government Departments/Organisations at various locations across different States & Union Territories in the country.
The joint surprise checks were conducted at more than 25 States and Union Territories in the premises of around 30 Departments/Organizations of the Government of India. These joint surprise checks are being conducted to unearth any wrong-doing at places that are prone to corruptible practices while rendering services or implementing projects of the Government of India, at the cutting edge level.
Various cities/towns where the JSCs were conducted include Cachar; Badarpur; Shillong; Agartala; Tezpur; Guwahati; Imphal; Port Blair; Itarsi; Agra; Singrauli; Goa; Meerut; Allahabad; Gorakhpur; Ahmadabad; Jammu; Hardwar; Naya Raipur; Ahmadabad; Gandhi Nagar; Bhusawal; Jagadhri; Firozpur; Chandigarh; Virudh Nagar; Shivakasi; Arrakonan; Hosur; Tirupur; Coimbatore; Madhavram; Manali; Ennore Port; Mumbai; Vasi; Howrah; Delhi; Bangalore; Hyderabad; Jaipur; Sawai Madhopur; Bikaner; Jodhpur; Vishakhapatnam; Sunder Nagar(Odisha); Patna; Ranchi; Dhanbad; Kottam & Cochin.
The departments covered by today’s JSCs include FCI; Railways; General Reserve Engineer Force(a parent cadre of BRO); NIT Manipur; Andaman Public Works Department; Ordinance Factory; CSD Godown; North Coal Fields Ltd.; Indian Oil Corporation; Directorate of Light House & Light Ship; Defence Estate Office; Inland Container Depot (ICD); SECL; NTPC Western Region-2; Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology; Office of Sr. DEE, UT Engineering Wing; Petroleum & Explosive Safety Organization; Container Freight Station; Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizer Factory; NDMC; Fire Department & North MCD; BSNL; GST; Postal Department; CPWD; Military Engineering Service, Rourkela Steel Plant; NBCC; CCL; Customs Export Division; Cochin Ship Yard, etc.
The documents and records obtained in Joint Surprise Checks are being scrutinized for further necessary action.
