CVC Full Form

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex body of the Indian Government. The body is created to address all the corruption activities happening in the government departments. CVC was established in the year 1964 through the Government of India Resolution of 11.02.1964. CVC is an autonomous body that is independent of any executive authority. They have the power to monitor all the vigilance activity under the government of India. 

In this context, we will learn about the acronym CVC, CVC report full form, and other interesting aspects of the same. 

CVC Full Form

The full form CVC or CVC Long form is the Central Vigilance Commission. The CVC report full form is the Central Vigilance Commission’s report. You must have heard the name of this department. This department keeps always attentive when it comes to corruption activities happening in any governmental agency.

In this section, our main agenda is to know about the CVC long form, and about this acronym CVC. Until we have learned about full form CVC further, we will learn about its operation, power, the role of this department, and various other important aspects of this acronym. 

Know about CVC

Central Vigilance Commission (abbreviated as CVC) is the apex Indian governmental body which is created in the year 1964 in order to address governmental corruption. In the year 2003, the Parliament here enacted a law that conferred the statutory status on the CVC. The committee has the status of an autonomous body, which is free of control from any executive authority, this committee is charged with monitoring the vigilance activity that is to be done under the Central Government of India. CVC also advises the various authorities in central Government organizations about how to do the planning, executing, reviewing, and thereafter reforming their self-vigilance work.

Set Up of CVC

CVC was set up by the Government of India under a resolution on 11th February in the year 1964. This committee was set up on the recommendations of ‘Committee on Prevention of Corruption which was headed by the Shri K. Santhanam Committee. He advised and guided the Central Government agencies who were in the field of vigilance to set up CVC. Nittoor Srinivasa Rau was the first Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India.

The Annual Report presented by CVC not only gives the details of the work that is done by it but also brings out the system failures which leads to the corruption in various Departments or Organisations, it also improves the system, chalks out various preventive measures.

Who All Consists in the Commission?

• A Central Vigilance Commissioner – Chairperson;

• Not more than two Vigilance Commissioners – Members.

CVC consists of a chairperson, who is known as the central vigilance commissioner, and two other vigilance commissioners (the members). Mr. Sanjay Kothari is the current chairperson (as of 25th April 2020) or the Central Vigilance Commissioner. The other two vigilance commissioners along with Mr. Kothari. 

The Unique Logo of CVC

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The logo of the commission is designed by the famous Graphic Designer, named Shri Binoy Sarkar (he is an alumnus of Yale University, USA). The logo comprises an eye that is encased within the letter ‘C’. The blue color of the eye represents the collective determination of this CVC community, their sheer dedication to remaining vigilant against the illegal or any inappropriate actions of the public servants in the governmental departments. The eye encased within the letter ‘C’ represents that the Commission oversees the vigilance administration in all the public and governmental organizations and they further help in all vigilance activities. 

Advisory Role

CVC also advises and guides the central government agencies regarding any planning, executing, and reviewing their vigilance work. CVC is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

What are the Power and Functions of CVC?

The power and the functions of CVC are as follows:

1. To review all the investigations that are being conducted by the Delhi Special Police Establishment (abbreviated as DSPE) this can be related to the offenses which are committed under the PC Act.

2. CVC can undertake any inquiry that is related to any transaction done by a public servant of any organization (which comes under the executive control of the Government of India). If he is suspected or is alleged to have acted in a corrupt manner or acted for an improper purpose, CVC can inquire him.

3. CVC can also check and supervise the vigilance and if there are any anti-corruption works done by the ministries or any departments of the Government of India and other organizations where the executive powers of the central government of India extend.

4. CVC can sit as the chair of the committee for the selection of the Director of the CBI, that is the Enforcement Directorate and officers of DSPE.

5. The committee can provide independent and impartial advice to any disciplinary cases which involve a vigilance angle at different stages like during investigation, inquiry, appeal, or review.

6. CVC can undertake an inquiry in response to all the complaints that he received under the Public Interest Disclosure and protection of informer and they also suggest appropriate action via that.

What Role is Played by CVC?

The role and effect of CVC are pointed down as under:

• This is to be minded that CVC is not an investigating agency, while the only investigation that is carried out by the CVC is that of examining the Civil Works of the Government. 

• The committee addresses any corruption investigations against the government officials who can proceed only after the government permits their own order.

• The CVC also publishes a list of other cases where the permissions are pending, while some of which may be more than a year old. 

• The Ordinance of the year 1998 conferred the statutory status to the CVC and its powers to exercise their superintendence over the functioning of the Delhi Special Police Establishment, they reviewed the progress of the investigations on the alleged offenses which comes under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, this is conducted by them. 

• In the year 1998, the Government also introduced the CVC Bill in the Lok Sabha which replaced the Ordinance, though this was not that successful. The Bill was again introduced in the year 1999 and remained with the Parliament until September in the year 2003 when this actually became an Act after being duly passed in both the Houses of Parliament. 

Committee Appointing Commissioners and Vigilance Commissioners

The Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Vigilance Commissioners are being appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee. This committee consists of the Prime Minister (who is the Chairperson), the Minister of home affairs (that is a member), and the Leader of the Opposition in the House of the People (that is in Lok Sabha)

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Oath and Confirmation

The Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Vigilance Commissioner, before self-entrance upon his office, is required to make and also subscribe to this following oath or this affirmation:

“having been appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner (or Vigilance Commissioner) of the Central Vigilance Commission, do swear in the name of God (or solemnly affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgment perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that I will uphold the constitution and the laws”.

— The Schedule of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003

The Secretariat

The Central Vigilance Commission has its own Secretariat, the Chief Technical Examiners' Wing (abbreviated as CTE), and the wing of the Commissioners for Departmental Inquiries (abbreviated as CDI). CVC has a staff strength of 257 (recorded on March 12th, 2012) against the sanctioned strength of 299 (including the post of CVC and the other two VCs).

The Secretariat has the Secretary of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, this is one officer of the rank in the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, there are ten officers in this rank of the Director or Deputy Secretary, four are Under Secretaries and their office staff is also included.