Training Of Odisha Cadre IAS & IFoS Officers: Vigilance Director Stresses On Strategy Against Corruption

Bhubaneswar: Strategies to deal with corruption were stressed at a training programme of 2020 batch IAS officers and 2018 batch IFoS officers of Odisha cadre, here.

The two-day familiarisation training programme on anti-corruption matters was organised by Odisha Vigilance at the State Vigilance Academy here. The programme, which began on Monday, was inaugurated by director, Vigilance YK Jethwa.

Addressing the officers, Jethwa spoke on the functioning of Odisha Vigilance and advised them to focus on strategies to deal with corruption and enhance transparency in administration. He hoped that the training would enhance their competence in preventive vigilance and leakage in government expenditures.

The training programme included discussions on the PC Act, Preventive Vigilance, Role of CVO, the Lokayukta System in Odisha, departmental action, procedures and the process of grant of sanctions in Vigilance cases.

Guest resource persons including Dr AK Pattnaik, former DGP, Vigilance; M Akhaya, former DGP, Fire Services, Home Guards and Civil Defence; Somanath Hansdah, CVO, Nalco, Bhubaneswar; Arindam Dakua, Director, Special Project PR department; Debadutta Das Mohapatra, Director of Prosecution, Lokayukta, Odisha and HB Panda, special secretary, GA department interacted with the officers during the training.