Vigilance Awareness Week 2018

November 5, 2018

The Central Vigilance Commission is an apex vigilance institution which is an independent establishment and free of control. It is established to fight against the corruption. Every year the Government of India celebrates Vigilance Awareness Week during 29 October to November, 3 with unique slogan. During the period, all the Government and Non-Governmental organisations are directed to conduct various programmes to bring awareness among the citizen of the country about the corruption. The Government of India from the recent past has taken much interest to celebrate Vigilance Awareness Week with various programmes and also directing all the citizens to take pledge either to receive or give bribe. Since children and youth are the future of the country, the educational institutions are much focussed areas to conduct such programmes. The slogan of the year 2018 is “Eradicate Corruption- Build a new India”- Brastachar Mitavo- Nava Bharath Banavo”. As per the direction of the Department of Collegiate Education, Govt of Karnataka, the College has conducted a programme in connection with Vigilance Awareness Week on 5th November, 2018. Dr Vasappa Gowda, the R & D Cell co-ordinator initiated the programme by welcoming the guests and gathering and gave an introductory remarks about the “Central Vigilance Commission” and explained about the relevance of conducting the Vigilance Awareness Week programme. Dr Sridhara Joisa, the senior faculty of the Department of Post Graduate Studies in Commerce was the chief guest. While addressing the gathering, Dr Joisa said that the receiving and giving the bribe are the offenses which are leading be a corrupt society. He further said that corruption undermine political development, democracy, economic development, the environment, people’s health and much more. So, corruption is a social evil and it is the responsibility of every individual to fight against it. He explained various insistance in which corruption can be curbed and gave his examples where he fought against corruption and won the justice.