- SUKHBIR DESCRIBES IT AS A MAJOR TOOL TO INVOLVE PUBLIC IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORRUPTION
public to register their complaints of corruption online or through toll free number.
Punjab Deputy
Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal while launching the portal and toll free
number described it as a biggest tool to involve the general public in this
campaign against corruption. The website has unique facility for
uploading audio & video/footage and photos along with the online
complaint. This would help the vigilant public to
videograph/photograph any corrupt activities being indulged by the public
servants & upload the same on the vigilance Bureau website so that bureau
could take action against the guilty.
Stressing upon the
need for launching multimedia campaign to sensitize people against corruption
and educate them regarding new portal and toll free number, Mr. Badal said that
these posters should be put up prominently in all offices where public dealing
was involved. He also asked Mr. Arora to focus on electronic media by running a
strip permanently on various channels giving out the website name and toll free
number for the information of public.
The Deputy Chief Minister also released newly obtained Toll Free Number facility
(1800-1800-1000) for the people of Punjab . Mr.
Badal said that people can now register complaints on toll free number
(1800-1800-1000) and provide details regarding any complaint or information.
The concerned Vigilance Bureau officer will contact them to follow up the
matter. Mr. Suresh Arora, Chief Director Vigilance giving the salient features
of portal said that the this was accessible from all kinds of gadgets like
Mobile Phone, I-Pad, Desktop, Laptop etc. (W3C Complaint) and would also provide an online NRI Help desk for NRI community. It would
also have facility to lodge & check the status of a complaint online.
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He said that the
website provides all vital information about Vigilance Bureau such as officers
posted, location of offices, official phone numbers and email id, list of Chief
Vigilance Officers of respective departments in a
systematic and user friendly manner. The Photographs of P.Os/absconders has
been displayed on the website, which will enable the people to give information
regarding same. The Vigilance Bureau has written to all the government
departments to provide link of its website on their websites.
Mr. Arora informed that the Vigilance Bureau has taken new strides in the
fight against corruption by launching awareness drives, creating Internal
Vigilance Cell & Special Unit for checking its own staff etc. The Vigilance
Bureau is also providing valuable suggestions to the government for procedural
reforms essential for prevention of corruption.
He said that
latest step in this series of initiatives is creation of official website of
the Vigilance Bureau www.vigilancebureaupunjab.org.
Mr. Arora informed
that Vigilance Bureau Punjab was also putting up information boards and banners
at the important public places for publicizing the website and the toll free
number. This will help in spreading awareness about
the website of Vigilance Bureau, increase accessibility to the common public,
provide an online platform for citizen interface & also improve the
grievance redressal machinery. Vigilance Bureau solicits active co-operation
and suggestions from the people of Punjab and
also the NRIs settled abroad.
On this occasion the Deputy Chief Minister also has given token of
appreciation to the team involved in development of website. The team included Mr. H. S Rai, 
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