Odisha Has Best Vigilance System in India to Detect Disproportionate Assets Cases
State Vigilance Files 202 Criminal Cases, Takes Rs 268 Crore in Disproportionate Assets from Public Servants This Year
According to the most recent statistics available from the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), Odisha has the best vigilance system in the nation for identifying and registering cases involving disproportionate assets.
38 Class-I policemen and 37 Class-II officers are among the 365 people against whom the state vigilance has filed 202 criminal charges this year. Additionally, it has taken disproportionate assets worth Rs 268 crore from public employees.
"It is very encouraging to see that in all major parameters like registration and disposal of corruption cases and conviction of corrupt public servants, Odisha vigilance is among the top performing anti-corruption agencies in the country, as revealed by the latest statistics from the National Crime Record Bureau," chief minister Naveen Patnaik said, congratulating the vigilance on its success.
"I am especially happy to learn that, according to the most recent NCRB data, Odisha vigilance has the highest national ranking in the detection and registration of disproportionate assets cases."
To begin the week-long vigilance awareness campaign, Naveen gave government personnel the oath of honesty and integrity on Monday.
"My government has adopted a zero-tolerance approach to corruption so that public services are made available to the people of the state in a fair and transparent manner," Naveen said in his speech at the event.
According to the chief minister, "as a strong deterrent, a number of public servants have been dismissed and many have been given premature retirement in suitable cases as part of the zero-tolerance approach to corruption."
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