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RBV No. 05 /2015

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

Railway Board

No.2015/V-l/CVC/l/3

New Delhi, dated , /10/2015

The General Manager Vigilance

Zonal Railways

COREl

ALD,

NF CONST I

METRO/KOLKATA

Chief Vigilance Officers/PUs/PSUs

Director Generals /

RDSO/LKO NAIR/Vadodara

CAOjCOFMOW

DMW/ Patiala

Sub: Consultation with CVC/Railway Board for

obtaining first stage advice Advance

Correction Slip No.20 to Indian Railway

Vigilance Manual, 2006.

Ministry of Railways Railway Board) have decided to modify the

existing paras 206, 207, 417 and sub-para 208.3 of the Indian Railway

Vigilance Manual 2006 Edition) relating to definition of Vigilance Angle and

specifying the procedures for consultation with Railway Board and Central

Vigilance Commission, as per the enclosed Advance Correction Slip No.20.

cve s circular No.015/MISC/016 dated 27/04/2015 circulated vide this

Office letter of even number


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IN DIAN R AILW AY V IG ILAN CE M AN UAL , 2006

AD VAN CE C OR REC TIO N SL IP N O.20

E xis ting P a ras 206 and 207 o f C hap te r and P a ra 417 o f C hap te r IV stand rep laced

by

t he f ol low i ng

in se rtio ns . In a dd ition , sub-pa ra 208 .3 s tands de le ted .

P ara 2 06 : V ig ilance ang le :

20 6 .1 eve tende rs adv ice in cases w h ic h invo lve a v ig ilance ang le . It has de fined v ig ilance ang le as the

fol lowing:

( i) D em and ing and /o r a cc ep tin g g ra tifica tion o the r than lega l rem une ra tion in respe ct o f an o ffic ia l a c t o r fo r

u sin g h is in fluence w ith a ny o th er o ff icia l.

(ii) O bta in ing any va luable th ing , w ithou t cons ide ra tion o r w ith inadequa te cons ide ra tio n , from a pe rson w ith

w hom he has o r is lik ely to h av e o ffic ia l d ea lings, o r w ith w hom h is subo rd ina tes have o ffic ia l dea lings o r w he re

h e c an e xe rt in flu en ce . .

(i ii) O bta in ing fo r h im se lf o r fo r a ny o the r pe rson any va luab le th ing o r pecun ia ry advan tage by co rrup t o r illega l

m eans o r by abus ing h is pos ition as a public s erv an t.

(iv ) P ossess io n o f a sse ts d is pro po rt iona te to h is kno wn s ou rc es o f in co me .

(v ) e ases o f m isapp rop r ia tion , fo rge ry o r cheat ing o r o the r s im ila r cr im i na l o ffe n ce s.

2 06 .2 (a ) T his is n ot a n e xh au stiv e li s t. e ve has m en tioned o the r irre gu la r itie s w he re c irc um sta nce s w ill h av e to

be w e igh ed ca re fu ll y to take a v iew w he the r th e o ffice r s in te gr ity is in d ou bt. T hese inc lu de cases o f g ross o r

w illfu l n eg ligence ; reck lessness in dec is ion m ak ing ; bla tan t v io la tions o f system s and p rocedu res ; exe rc ise o f

d iscre tion in excess, w he re no os tens ible public in te res t is ev iden t; fa ilu re to keep the con tro ll ing

au tho ri ty/super io rs in fo rm ed in tim e. In th ese c ase s, th e D isc ip lin ary A uth or ity and the

Chief

V ig ila n ce O f fic e r

sho u ld ca re fu lly s tudy the case and conc lude w he the r the re is reasonable g round to doubt the in teg rity o f the

o ffice r .

206 .2 (b) A ny undue /un ju s tified de la y in th e d isposa l o f a case , perce ived a fte r cons ide ring a ll r ele v an t fa c to rs ,

w ou ld re in fo rce a co nc lus ion as to the p resence o f v ig ila nc e a ng le in a case .

(R ef: C YC s O ffice O rde r

N o 7 4 1 2 0 5

da ted 21 .12 .2005 )

206.3 The ra is on d etre o f v ig ilance ac tiv ity is no t to re du ce bu t to e nh an ce th e le ve l o f m an ag eria l e ffic ie nc y a nd

e ffect ive ness in the o rg an is atio n. C om m erc ia l ris k ta kin g fo rm s p art o f bu sin es s. T h e re fo re , e v er y loss caused to

th e o rg an is atio n, e it her in p ecu nia ry o r n on -p ecu nia ry te rm s, n ee d n ot n ec ess arily becom e the subjec t m atte r o f

a v ig il ance in qu iry. T hus, w he the r a pe rson o f com mon p rudence , w o rk in g w ith in the am bit o f the p rescr ibe d

r ule s, re gu la tion s a nd ins tru ctions, w ou ld have taken the dec is ion in the p reva iling c ircum stan ces in the

c o m m erc ia l/o pe rat iona l in te re sts o f th e o rg a nis a tio n is o ne p oss ible c rite rio n fo r d ete rm in in g th e bo na fid es o f th e

case . A pos itive response to th is que stio n m ay ind ica te the ex is tence o f bona - fides . A nega tive rep ly, on th e

o the r hand , m igh t in d ic a te th e ir absence .

206 .4 . A bsence o f v ig ilance ang le in va ri o us a cts o f o miss io n a nd co mm iss io n d oe s n ot m ea n th at th e co nce rn ed

off ic ia l is n ot lia ble to fa ce th e co ns eq ue nc es o f h is a ctio ns. A ll s uc h la ps es n ot a ttra ctin g v ig ila nc e a ng le w ou ld ,

indeed, have to be dea lt w ith a pp ro pria te ly a s p er th e d is cip lin ary p ro ce du re u nd er th e se rv ic e ru les

(R e f: C VC s O ffice O rde r

N O 2 3 4 0 4

da ted 13 .4 . 2004 )

206 .5 Thus , the cve g ives adv ice on ly in such cases in w hich the re is a v ig ilance ang le . In o the r cases, w he re

it c on clu de s th at th e la pse s d o n ot a ttra ct v ig ila nc e a ng le , n ec es sa ry d isc ip lin ary a ctio n w ill h ave to be ta ke n by

the con ce rned d isc ip lina ry au tho rity u nd er c on du ct/d is cip lin ary r ule s, a s d ee m ed a pp ro pr ia te . These cases a re

no t to be re fe rred to eve fo r a n y f ur th er adv ice .

.01 O F 03 PAG ES .


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P a ra 207 : P ro cess ing o f In ves t igat io n repo rt s /P re ven tiv e che ck re po rts :

2 07 .1 : C ases requ ire d to be sen t by R a ilw ay Boa rd to C VC fo r adv ice :

a ) In a ll ca ses , in clu d in g c om p la in t ca ses and p re ven tiv e check cases , in vo lv in g G roup A O ff ic e rs w he re

fin din gs o f inves t ig atio n repo rt p rim a fa c ie in d ic ate v ig ila n ce ang le /co r rup tio n , re fe re nc e s ha ll be m ad e

to th e C om m iss ion .

b) In a ll ca ses re fe rred by C VC fo r in v e st ig a tio n and repo rt, r efe re n ce w ill be m ade to the C om m iss ion

ir re s pecti v e o f w h e the r th e inves t i ga tio n repo rt p rim a fa cie in d ica te s a v ig ila nce a ng le /co r rup tio n o r no t.

c ) In a ll c a ses a ris in g ou t o f com p la in ts and p re ven tiv e checks re la tin g to G roup A O f fic ers w he re th ere is

d if fe ren ce o f op in io n be tw een th e C V O and the D A as to the p re sence o f v igi lan ce ang le , th e m a tte r a s

a ls o inq uiry re po rts on com pla in ts hav in g v ig ila n ce ang le , th o ug h u n su bs tan tia te d, w ou ld con tin ue to be

re fe rre d to the C om m iss ion fo r f irs t s ta ge a dv ic e.

(R ef: C YC s in s tru c tio n s da ted 27 .4 .2 0 1 5 , c ir cu la ted v ide Boa rd s le tte rs N O.20151V ·

1 C V C 1 3 d ate d 1 1.0 5.2 0 1 5 , 2 6 .0 5 .2 0 1 5 )

d ) W ritt e n com p la in ts /d is c lo s u re s (W h is tle B lo we r C om p la in ts ) re ce ive d u nd er P ublic In te re s t D isc losure

a nd P ro te ctio n o f In fo rme r s R es o lu tio n (P ID P I) , 2 004 o r the W h is tle B low e r s P ro te c tio n A c t, 2 011

w ou ld a lso con tin ue to be handled /p ro cessed by C VO s in te rm s o f th e ex is t in g p re sc ribe d p ro ce du re s o r

a s a me nd ed fro m tim e to tim e .

(R e f: C Y C s in s tru c tio n s da ted 27 .4 . 2015 , c ircu la te d v id e B oa rd s le tt e rs N O .20151V ·

1 C V C 1 3

d ate d 1 1.0 5.2 01 5, 2 6.05 . 2015)

e ) C ases o f G roup B of f ice rs ( in c lud i ng th os e o ff ic ia t ing on ad hoc ba sis in th e se nio r s ca le ) a nd G ro up C

and

0

of f icia ls , sha ll be sen t to th e

cve

fo r th e ir fir s t s ta ge adv ice in case they a re in vo lved in a

com p os ite c ase a lo ng with a G roup A O f f ice r and the fin d in g s o f in ve s tig a tio n re po rt p rim a fa c ie in d ica te

v ig ila n ce ang le /cor rup ti o n .

207 .2 C ases requ ire d to be sen t to R a ilw ay Boa rd bu t m ay no t be sen t to C V C :

(a ) In a ll c a ses a ris in g ou t o f c om p la in ts and p re ven tive checks re la tin g to ca t ego ry A of f i ce rs a s w e ll a s

com pos ite cases w here in , ca tego ry B of f ice rs a re a lso in vo lved , w h ic h a re no t re fe rred by the

cve

fo r

inves t igatio n and repo rt a nd w he re it h a s be en ind ica te d in th e inqu ir y/ in ve s tig a tio n r e po rt th at th e a l lega tions , do

no t in d ica te p rim a fa cie v ig ila n ce a n gle /co rru ptio n a nd re la te to pu re ly non-v ig i lance /a d m in is tr ativ e la p se s, th e

S D G M / C V O s repo rt re co m m e nd in g a dm in ist rat ive/d isc ip lin ary a ctio nlc losure w ou ld be subm itte d to the D A and

subsequen tly a fte r obta in in g the v iew s o f th e G M ID A , th e case w ill be su bm itte d to R ailw ay Board . If it is

conc luded th a t th e m a tte r does no t have a v ig ila n ce ang le , su ch cases m ay be f ina lis ed by R a ilw ay Boa rd if

v ie ws and re co m m enda tio n s o f th e C V O o f M inis t ry o f R ailw ays a re in lin e w ith th e v i ews o f t h e D A .

(R e f: C Y C s in s tru c tio n s da ted 27 .4 .2015 , c ircu la te d v id e Boa rd s le tte rs N O .2 01 5/v ·1 /CVC /1 / 3

da t ed 11 .05 .2015 , 26 . 05 .2015 )

(b ) A ll o th e r ca ses w h ere th e se nio r m os t o ff ice r is a G roup B o ffic er a nd c la rif icat ion has be en o bta in ed

o r a c tio n has been re com m ended (in c lu d ing G roup B O ff ice r o ffi c ia tin g on adhoc ba sis in senio r s ca le ), s ha ll be

sen t by Zona l R a ilw ay/P Us to R ailw ay B oa rd V ig ilanc e fo r obta in in g the firs t s ta ge adv ice o f C h ie f V ig ila nce

O ffic e r o f th e M in is try o f R ailways .

(R e f: B oa rd s le t ter N O 2 0 0 9 V · 1 C Y C 1 1 5 da ted 18 .2 .2010 )

(c ) A ll c ases re fe rre d by R ailw ay Boa rd to Zona l R a ilw ays w he re a repo rt h a s be en ca lle d fo r.

2 07 .3 C ases no t requ ire d to be re fe rred to R a ilw ay Boa rd :

A ll o th e r cases /comp la i n ts e xc lud ing cases /c omp la in ts co ve red unde r pa ra 207 .1 and 207 .2 can be d isposed o ff

by th e C h ie f V ig i lance O ffic e r o f th e conce rn ed R a ilw ay U n it .

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207 .4 W h ile de leg a ti ng th e pow ers o f tende ring adv ice in the ca se o f G roup 8 o ffice rs to A dd itio na l M e m be r

(V ig i lance), C VC has a lso obse rve d th a t it m ay depu te its o ffice rs to conduc t V ig ila nce A ud it th ro ugh on s ite

v is its , m o nth ly repor ts e tc . If it com es ac ross any m a tt er , w h ic h in its o pin ion ha s no t bee n hand le d p rop erly , it

m ay r e commend its rev iew o r g ive app ro p ria te d ir ec tions .

207 5

W ith r espec t to cases to be re fe rred to th e C V C fo r seek in g 5 S tage Adv ice o f th e C o m m is sio n,

p ro ce du re e la bora ted in p ara gra ph s 2 07 .1 to 2 07 .4 sha ll sup e rcede any con fiicting in s tru ctio ns c on ta ine d

e ls ew h e re in th e IR VM 2006 .

S ub-para

208 3 D eleted

Para 7: C lo s u re o f C as es :

C lo su re o f a case sha ll lie w ith the a uth ority co mpe te n t to fin alize the case as pe r the ex tan t in s tr u c tio ns la id

d ow n in p a ra 207 .1 to 207 .3 o f th is m anua l.

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