Administrative reforms & closer coordination lead to reduction in pendency of disciplinary cases: Dr Jitendra Singh

Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that sustained institutional reforms, technology-driven governance and continuous monitoring have significantly strengthened the country’s vigilance framework. The minister said this during his meeting with the outgoing Central Vigilance Commissioner, Praveen Kumar Srivastava. Dr Singh said that the framework has led to a sharp reduction in the pendency of disciplinary cases from over 4000 to nearly 700 in about three to four years. He noted that transparent and time-bound vigilance mechanisms are essential for good governance and inspire greater public confidence in institutions. He said that the significant reduction in pending disciplinary cases demonstrates the impact of sustained administrative reforms and closer coordination among Ministries, Departments and vigilance authorities.
Mr Srivastava also briefed the Minister on the major initiatives undertaken by the Central Vigilance Commission in recent years to modernise vigilance administration through technology, process reforms and capacity building. The meeting reviewed the Commission’s increasing emphasis on technology-enabled vigilance through initiatives relating to digital governance, fraud prevention in banking and financial institutions, cyber security and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence.