NEW DELHI: Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on Thursday, on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day, launched an exclusive website, called Vig-Eye (short for ‘vigilance eye’) to expose corruption in India. The web portal would enable citizens to upload video/audio clips directly from their mobile phones exposing corruption in government departments.
Addressing a seminar on ‘Empowering citizens to combat corruption’, Central vigilance commissioner P J Thomas, who himself facing a legal challenge to his appointment, launched the website on Thursday, December 9. “Vig-Eye provides a simplified process to file complaints. The complainants will also be able to access the status of their complaints,” he said at a seminar.
“The advantage of Vig-Eye includes a simplified process of filing complaints and it will provide authentic identity of the complainant. Vig-Eye would be completely digitised and it will give online access to vigilance information,” he added.
Central Vigilance Commissioner P J ThomasHowever, when reporters asked him about the Supreme Court notice asking him to explain why his appointment should not be quashed, he remained tightlipped and said, “The matter is sub judice and I will not comment on it.”
‘Vig-Eye’ would provide the user-friendly platform for citizens so that they can disclose information on illegal activities. In order to file a complaint, citizens just need to download a mobile application software from the CVC website, www.cvc.nic.in. Thereafter, they can start uploading audios or videos. Alternatively, one can register on the CVC website or SMS on 9223174440.
The files uploaded by the citizens on the web portal will be taken up by the commission for further enquiries. The new portal would enable even common man to carry out a sting operation.
This new citizen-centric initiative by the CVC, if followed properly, would work for a more ”preventive, proactive and predictive” vigilance framework and campaign to promote values of ethics and good governance.
People can visit the CVC website to access or get more information on Vig-Eye.
CVC Website: www.cvc.nic.in
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