JAMMU: In connection with the ongoing Vigilance Awareness Week-2024, two programme were organized by ACB at Conference Hall of JLN Udyog Bhawan, Jammu for awareness regarding Rural Development Department in Morning session and regarding Social Welfare Department in the afternoon session. The programmes were also virtually attended by participants in other Districts i.e. Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Udhampur, Reasi, Rajouri, Poonch, Srinagar, Baramulla and Ganderbal.
During the morning session, Shri Subash Chander Gupta, District & Sessions Judge (Retd), was the Chief Guest and Shri Shabir Ahmed Bhat Director RDD Kashmir was Guest of Honour. Shri Arun Kumar Manhas, JKAS, Director Industries & Commerce, Jammu was special invitee on the occasion. Besides, officers/officials of the Department, PRIs, BDCs, DDCs, Contractors, members of the civil society and Media persons also participated. Sh. Vikas Gupta, IPS DIG ACB and Sh. Sandeep Wazir, IPS AIG ACB also attended the event.
The event started by playing a documentary on Corruption prepared by ACB followed by administration of Pledge of integrity for public servants and citizens separately. During the event, a detailed Power Point presentation was presented by Shri Rakesh Kumar JKPS SSP ACB on behalf of Anti-Corruption Bureau wherein different kinds of complaints pertaining to Rural Developemt Department were also discussed through case studies. SSP ACB also stressed upon the loopholes in the departmental schemes. He also gave some suggestions for the improvement of the working of the department.
Besides, initiatives taken by the ACB in curbing the menace of Corruption have also been discussed. Lateron a Power Point presentation was also presented by the resource person Sh. Phulail Singh, ACD Kishtwar, on behalf of the Rural Development Department. Who threw light on different schemes of the department. He also discussed about the shortcomings in the schemes as well as in the department and emphasised to use the latest technology for the implementation of the schemes. During the event, participants feedback was also collected through mobile App to gauge awareness levels and gather suggestions for enhancing Anti-corruption initiatives.
The chief guest of the occasion Shri Subash Chander Gupta while addressing to civil servants laid stress to work with utmost honesty and integrity. Guest of honour Shri Shabir Ahmad Director RDD Kashmir reiterated to inculcate honesty in the system right from top to bottom. In the end special invitee Shri Arun Kumar Manhas, Director Industries and commerce shared his valuable insights with the participants on the occasion and stressed upon the speedy resolution of genuine grievance and to inculcate the habit of listening them.
The second session of the day for Social Welfare Department commenced with the Pledge of integrity. Shri Suneet Gupta, District & Sessions Judge, (Retd) was the Chief Guest and Shri Kishore Lal Sharma, Director Social Welfare/Poshan Department was Guest of honour. Shri Vinod Kumar Behnal, JKAS Joint Director Mission Poshan, Jammu was Special Invitee. Besides, officers/officials of the Department, Ms Tina Mahajan, CDPO was resource person on behalf of social welfare Department. She discused various new schemes under Poshan. Members of the civil society and Media persons actively participated in the event both in person and through virtual mode. During event, detailed Power Point presentation was presented by Shri Rohit Gupta, CPO ACB wherein he discussed different schemes of the department.
He emphasises on various modes of corruption through case studies. Chief guest of the event Suneet Gupta requested to increase pensions of the widows and destitutes in order to help them to meet their ends. Guest of honour, Shri Kishore Lal Sharma highlighted various schemes related to social welfare department. Through the medium of this program general public was also requested to come forward in order to curb the menace of corruption. The whatsapp and helpline numbers were also conveyed to the participants for making any complaint to ACB. The program was concluded with vote of thanks by Shri Imran Malik Dy.SP ACB.
