S. Akalya, BA LLB (Hons), The Tamilnadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University (School of Excellence in Law), Chennai
ABSTRACT
Corruption is one of the growing problems in India. It retards the national growth and confidence of the people in the public services. Incorruptibility is an important requirement for attaining public confidence in the administration of governmental departments. The government strengthened this concept by setting up an institution called the Central Vigilance Commission in 1964. With the goal of preventing such a situation, the Central Vigilance Commission came into existence on the advice of the committee on the prevention of corruption, which was led by Shri. Santhanam. The CVC is the greatest possible degree of Indian government. Since CVC is permitted only to act as an advisory body and cannot require the CBI to open an investigation into any person with the rank of joint secretary or higher, it tends to be viewed as a hopeless agency. Although being "relatively independent" in how it functions, the CVC lacks both the resources and the authority to act on demands of corruption. Every year in the month of October, Vigilance awareness week is celebrated by this commission. This article mainly focuses on the history of the creation of the Central Vigilance Commission, the composition of this commission and how the appointment and removal are made and what are the powers and functions which are given to them and the legislation which are related to it, and what are the advantages, limitations and the threats faced by this commission. This article also dealt with the suggestive measures to improve the work of CVC and critically analyse with the current situation.
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