Rajouri, Oct 30: DIG Rajouri-Poonch Ranger Dr Mohd Haseeb Mughal (IPS) on Monday administered the integrity pledge to the officers and officials in connection with the observance of Vigilance-Awareness Week-2023.
Vigilance Awareness Week is observed every year during the last week of October to create awareness among employees and citizens to fight against corruption and to ensure integrity in public administration. It is part of a series of efforts being made to spread awareness about corrupt practices, which is like termite and a serious threat to the progress of every society and nation.
As part of this, a special lecture was delivered by the DIG RP Range that made the participants aware of the importance of the Vigilance-awareness campaign. He said that observance of Vigilance Awareness Week is one of the primary tools of preventive vigilance and re-affirming the commitment of everyone to uphold integrity in public governance. Dr Haseeb stressed adopting strategies for effective implementation of its mandate to fight corruption.
He sensitized the employees on vigilance awareness and stressed upon inculcation of the habit of honesty. “It has been decided that different outreach programmes and activities would be conducted regarding the preventive vigilance measures that are to be taken up as focus areas with zeal and enthusiasm to achieve the objective of eliminating corruption in public life,” a statement issued here said.
Other officers who participated in the pledge were Parvez Alam Dy SP Staff-Officer RPHQ Rajouri, Zakir Sahaheen Mirza Dy SP Coy Commander IRP 2nd Bn, Sunil Kumar Dhar Dy SP (S) Private Secretary RPHQ Rajouri. The event culminated with the assurance of striving hard together against the menace of corruption.
