Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

CM asks ACB to act against corruption

- HT Correspond­ent htraj@htlive.com

On lines of police and ambulance, a unified number for ACB should be started, which should be publicised...a committe should be formed to resolve issues related to ACB

JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday directed anti-corruption bureau (ACB) officials to take strict action on issues related to corruption. He asked to make the vigilance wing of ACB more active and take action on corruption issues. He added the government will provide necessary resources to ACB.

While reviewing the ACB working, he said the government is working on zero tolerance policy towards corruption to provide accountabl­e, sensitive and transparen­t governance. He said no one will be spared be it a small or a big official involved in corruption.

In order to encourage those exposing corruption, the name of the complainan­t will not be disclosed and provided required protection, he said. “On lines of police and ambulance, a unified number for ACB should be started, which should be publicised,” he directed the officials.

The CM asked the officials to launch a campaign against fraud companies, which are wrongfully claiming GST. In such cases, an action plan should be made in associatio­n with finance department and special operation group. He also asked to tighten noose around chit-fund companies, credit cooperativ­e societies and multilevel marketing companies, which are trapping innocent people.

He asked the officials to effectivel­y use the provisions of anticorrup­tion law to ensure trans

ASHOK GEHLOT, chief minister

parency in administra­tion.

Gehlot asked the officials to strengthen the system of deploying chief vigilance officer (CVO) in department­s to curb corruption. He directed to appoint CVO of other department­s instead of the same department to ensure independen­t and impartial probe.

He asked the additional chief secretary home department to fill the vacant posts at ACB by December 15 and directed the chief secretary to hold meeting with head of department­s and review pending cases of prosecutio­n sanction.

Gehlot directed to constitute a committee headed by the chief secretary to resolve issues related to ACB.

Emphasizin­g on making government contract and purchase transparen­t, he asked to prepare such a system using informatio­n technology, which simplify the process and leaves no scope of corruption. Appreciati­ng ACB’S work, he said strict action should be taken against officials found involved in corruption.

 ??  ?? CM Ashok Gehlot during a review meeting on Wednesday.
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CM Ashok Gehlot during a review meeting on Wednesday. HT PHOTO

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