As per the instruction of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, the vigilance awareness week is celebrated around the country around this time of the year. The vigilance awareness meeting was today conducted in Rayagada district.
Collector Rayagada was the chief guest on this occasion. The meeting was convened by DSP Vigilance Sri. Behera with the assistance of DIPRO Rayagada, Sri. Jalandhar Pusika. All district level officers, members of the press, prominent citizens of Rayagada and some school and college students were present for the awareness meeting.
people from all walks of life present there spoke about the need to curb the growing menace of corruption.
Collector Rayagada in his address stated that the recent anti corruption movement of Anna Hazare has brought to the fore the gross resentment in the mind sof the people about the exploitation by the way of corruption. He also told that people in general should no longer be tolerant about corruption and vow to fight against it. Also the need to implement preventive vigilance by the way of pointing out procedural lapses in any process, which might lead to erroneous decision making was emphasized.
Collector Rayagada advised all government servants to be transparent in their wok and to place as much information as possible under public domain.
Lastly he told that it is his personal opinion that a bill like Jan Lokpal Bill is the is not only necessary, but also a writing on the wall. Only it should be more comprehensive and include many other sections of our society which wield immense power and are required to be checked for any corruption in them. he also stated that though it was logical to identify corruption with government functionaries and public servants, for the simple reason of the power they wield, but limiting it to just these tow categories of people would not help in achieving of a society and country , where corruption is under check.
Prizes were distributed to the winners of essay and debate competition an dthe meeting eeded with the collective oath taking by all present to fight and weed out corruption.
