Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will administer the integrity pledge circulated by the Central Vigilance Commission to public servants working in the government offices and public sector undertakings and also the people of the state at a function scheduled to be held at the Lokseva Bhawan here at 11.00 am on Monday.
This year, Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed from October 30 to November 5 on the theme “Say no to corruption; commit to the Nation”.
The programme will be aired live by the I&PR Department, Odisha so that lakhs of members of Self Help Groups (SHGs), ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers, and students throughout the state can take the oath. Simultaneously, the Electronics & IT Department, Odisha, will also connect all Collectorate and Block offices of Odisha through video conferencing for government functionaries to take the integrity pledge administered by the Chief Minister. Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena will be the guest of honour on the occasion.
The best Vigilance Division, Vigilance Unit, Investigating Officer, Woman Investigating Officer, and Public Prosecutor will also be awarded at the function. On this occasion, debates, quizzes, cartoons, slogans, paintings, rangoli and posters, etc. competitions on the anti-corruption theme are being organised in schools and colleges in every district. The winners in the district-level competition will be awarded at the district-level function being organised by the respective divisions/units of Odisha Vigilance during the observance of Vigilance Awareness Week 2023.
In the course of observance of Vigilance Awareness Week, public meetings will be held in each district headquarters involving the students, youth, academics, serving and retired government officials, SHGs, NGOs and the civil society, public and private sector, media and other members of the public in order to raise public awareness against the perils of corruption and to enlist the support of all the stakeholders in the anti-corruption campaign. Banners and posters on the anticorruption theme will be displayed at prominent public places. Public rallies, walkathons, marathons, etc. involving students and different sections of society will also be organised at different places to raise awareness among the people against the corruption front and also as an expression of solidarity in the fight against corruption.
Besides, ‘Awareness Gram Sabhas’ will be organised in rural areas involving SHGs and members of Gram Panchayats in order to raise awareness among the people to fight corruption. During Awareness Week, Odisha Vigilance has planned extensive use of social media platforms, WhatsApp, email electronic and print media for generating anti-corruption awareness among the public.
