OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, PUNJAB, CHANDIGARH.

ORDER

No. 1025 /CB-I  dated  Chandigarh, the:- 7.5.2007 (.) As per clause 12 of  the instructions dated 6^th March, 2000 of the Department of Vigilance, Government of Punjab, Addl.  Director General of Police, Administration,, Punjab, Chandigarh  is appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer of Punjab Police Department,  who will be working under the direct control of Secretary Vigilance and shall be accountable and reporting to Secretary Vigilance directly insofar as his responsibilities as such officer are concerned. Secretary Vigilance shall make a suitable entry into the Annual Confidential Report of the Chief Vigilance Officer with regard to his performance as such officer. The main functions of the Chief Vigilance Officers have been prescribed by the Vigilance Department as under:-

(i)         Detection of corruption and corrupt officers in the department, to prepare lists of corrupt officers who enjoyed bad reputation and to ensure effective supervision   on them and to so regulate their posting that they do not have scope to         indulge in corruption.

(ii)        To pass on information on the Secretary Vigilance regarding the officers  mentioned in the foregoing clause to that they can also keep an eye over them.

(iii)       Ensuring prompt and effective departmental actions/prosecution in courts and  corrupt officers when evidence is available, keeping watch over proceedings  against the defaulters so that delay does not allow the defaulters to escape          punishment.

(iv)       To check and review the procedure adopted in the department, if necessary, with    the assistance of Vigilance Deptt. to plug loop-holes wherever existing  which facilitate corruption.

(v)        To provide assistance regarding departmental rules and procedures to the Investigation Officers of the Vigilance Department.   

(vi)       To refer difficult and complicated cases to the Vigilance Department for  investigation.

(vii)           To scrutinize  cases of    compulsory  retirement of corrupt officers  at the age    of   55 to check up cases of compulsory retirement of corrupt government  servants even earlier, if permitted by law and rules.

(viii)         To scrutinize property returns of government servants to detect corruption or  unreasonable accumulation of property.

(ix)       To scrutinize reports and have the items included in them investigated which    appear to involve an elements of corruption.

(x)                     To act as Liaison Officer between their own department and the Vigilance Department including Vigilance Bureau.

(xi)                   To monitor  progress with regard to grant  of  prosecution  sanction  in  the  cases referred to their department (s),               under      advice to Secretary Vigilance.

 xii)       To ensure that any information, date, advice, record, etc asked for by the  Vigilance Department/Vigilance Bureau, is made available without any loss of  time.

                        The Chief Vigilance Officer  shall submit report on the Ist of every month to the Secretary Vigilance as to the work done by him as such  officer. Secretary Vigilance could summon the CVO, whenever and wherever necessary to review their functioning and performance from time to time.

     Sd/- N.P.S. Aulakh,, IPS   

   Director General of Police,

   Punjab, Chandigarh.