Pb announces new policy for hassle free vigilance clearance

The Vigilance Bureau would now prepare and supply a department wise 'negative list' of the government employees, against whom FIR had been registered by them.

"Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal cleared the proposal mooted by the Vigilance Department based on the recommendations of a three-member committee comprising Secretary Personnel Anirudh Tiwari, Special Secretary Vigilance Arun Sekhri and Additional Legal Remembrancer (LR) BR Garg," a spokesperson of the chief minister's office said.

Badal directed the Vigilance Department to implement the policy expeditiously to prevent the employees from the inconvenience caused due to inordinate delay in seeking Vigilance Clearance Certificate.

The spokesperson said that in accordance of new policy the VB would supply a department wise negative list of the government employees against whom FIR had been registered by them at any point of time.

 

The VB would be required to update this list after every fortnight for sending it to the respective administrative departments.

The copy of this list would also be forwarded to the Administrative Secretary of the concerned department for information and the necessary action.

In between the period of these 15 days the VB would inform the administrative department regarding any significant development about the government employee of their department involved in any case.

Under the new policy the employee seeking Vigilance clearance for his retirement or promotion would have to submit a self declaration regarding his involvement/non-involvement in any case, the spokesperson said.

After receiving the declaration the Head of the Department (HOD) the concerned employee would check the negative and the updated lists provided by the VB and decide the case at his level if the name of employee does not figure in the negative list.