The revenue department has laid down a detailed procedure for expeditious disposal of unclaimed cargo at various Customs stations as delays often result in loss to the government treasury.

In a notification, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said despite issuance of many circulars, the feedback relating to disposal of unclaimed/uncleared cargo at all Customs locations has not been satisfactory.&nbsp;

Sometime back, Central Vigilance Commission had appointed a committee of chief vigilance officers to examine the reasons of delay in disposing of unclaimed cargo.

The CBIC has revised the procedure in view of the observations made by the panel.

The new procedure will be applicable to unclaimed/uncleared cargo imported on or after April 1, 2018.&nbsp;

As per the revised norms, the concerned custodian of the Customs station will be required to prepare a list of cargo lying unclaimed in the bonded area of the Customs station for more than 30 days from the date of arrival of such cargo.

The list will have to be sent to the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs to intimate as to whether listed goods/cargo can be taken up for disposal through public auction.&nbsp;

The new procedure prescribes stiff timeline for different stages for disposal of unclaimed cargo. These include the preparation of the inventory, sending notices to the importers to clear the cargo, and obtaining required no objection certificate from other departments (like FSSAI and drug controller).

The value of the shipment/lot included in the auction should be fixed within seven days by a panel of government-approved valuers appointed by the concerned custodian, the notification said.&nbsp;

The values assessed by the approved valuers should form the 'reserve price'.&nbsp;

The revenue department has laid down a detailed procedure for expeditious disposal of unclaimed cargo at various Customs stations as delays often result in loss to the government treasury.

The revenue department has laid down a detailed procedure for expeditious disposal of unclaimed cargo at various Customs stations as delays often result in loss to the government treasury. In a notification, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said despite issuance of many circulars, the feedback relating to disposal of unclaimed/uncleared cargo at all Customs locations has not been satisfactory. Sometime back, Central Vigilance Commission had appointed a committee of chief vigilance officers to examine the reasons of delay in disposing of unclaimed cargo. The CBIC has revised the procedure in view of the observations made by the panel. The new procedure will be applicable to unclaimed/uncleared cargo imported on or after April 1, 2018. As per the revised norms, the concerned custodian of the Customs station will be required to prepare a list of cargo lying unclaimed in the bonded area of the Customs station for more than 30 days from the date of arrival of such cargo. The list will have to be sent to the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs to intimate as to whether listed goods/cargo can be taken up for disposal through public auction. The new procedure prescribes stiff timeline for different stages for disposal of unclaimed cargo. These include the preparation of the inventory, sending notices to the importers to clear the cargo, and obtaining required no objection certificate from other departments (like FSSAI and drug controller). The value of the shipment/lot included in the auction should be fixed within seven days by a panel of government-approved valuers appointed by the concerned custodian, the notification said. The values assessed by the approved valuers should form the 'reserve price'.

CBIC prescribes norms for expeditious disposal of unclaimed cargo

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the fight between two top officers of the CBI - Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana - in public exposed the premier probe agency to ridicule.

The observation was made by Attorney General KK Venugopal <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/have-fixed-tenure-of-2-years-that-cannot-be-changed-cbi-chief-alok-verma-to-sc-180188">during a hearing</a> on CBI chief Alok Verma's plea challenging the government's decision which had divested him of all duties and sent him on leave.

"Dispute between CBI Director and Special Director was pulling down integrity and respect of premier institution," he told the bench.

"Two top officers, Alok Kumar Verma and Rakesh Asthana, were fighting against each other and went public which exposed CBI to ridicule," Venugopal told the bench.

The Centre's main aim was to see that confidence of the public in this premier institution is restored, he said.

While the Attorney General did acknowledge media had a field day because of the CBI debacle, he submitted in the top court that both top CBI officers did not keep their fight under wraps, hence the central government acted with caution.

At the end of his submission, Attorney General Venugopal gave an interesting analogy and called the CBI spat a "Kilkenny cat" fight.

The use of this term "Kilkenny cat" refers to an old story about two cats who fought to the death and ate each after which only their tails were left, drew a lot of attention in the top court.

In the previous hearing, senior advocate Fali S Nariman had told the top court that Verma was appointed on February 1, 2017, and "the position of law is that there will be a fixed tenure of two years and this gentleman cannot be even transferred".

The advocate said there was no basis for the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to pass such an order recommending to send him on leave.

In response to Verma's lawyer, the Attorney General submitted that "after carefully examining the material made available and after careful consideration of the issue, Centre was satisfied that a situation had arisen wherein Centre had to take action to divest him."

While the court is yet to hear Asthana's plea, the hearing of Verma's plea seems to have expedited the case and ASG Tushar Mehta will continue arguing for the CVC on Thursday morning.

The apex court had on November 29 said that it would first consider whether the government has the power to divest the CBI director of his duties under whatever circumstances or whether the selection committee headed by the Prime Minister should have been approached before moving against Verma on corruption allegations against him.

The court had taken this stand after making it clear that for now it was not going into the allegations and counter-allegations involving Verma and CBI's No 2 officer Asthana, both of whom have been stripped of their powers and sent on leave following their bitter feud.

Verma's two-year tenure ends on January 31. He has challenged the Centre's decision.

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the fight between two top officers of the CBI - Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana - in public exposed the premier probe agency to ridicule.

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the fight between two top officers of the CBI - Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana - in public exposed the premier probe agency to ridicule. The observation was made by Attorney General KK Venugopal during a hearing on CBI chief Alok Verma's plea challenging the government's decision which had divested him of all duties and sent him on leave. "Dispute between CBI Director and Special Director was pulling down integrity and respect of premier institution," he told the bench. "Two top officers, Alok Kumar Verma and Rakesh Asthana, were fighting against each other and went public which exposed CBI to ridicule," Venugopal told the bench. The Centre's main aim was to see that confidence of the public in this premier institution is restored, he said. While the Attorney General did acknowledge media had a field day because of the CBI debacle, he submitted in the top court that both top CBI officers did not keep their fight under wraps, hence the central government acted with caution. At the end of his submission, Attorney General Venugopal gave an interesting analogy and called the CBI spat a "Kilkenny cat" fight. The use of this term "Kilkenny cat" refers to an old story about two cats who fought to the death and ate each after which only their tails were left, drew a lot of attention in the top court. In the previous hearing, senior advocate Fali S Nariman had told the top court that Verma was appointed on February 1, 2017, and "the position of law is that there will be a fixed tenure of two years and this gentleman cannot be even transferred". The advocate said there was no basis for the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to pass such an order recommending to send him on leave. In response to Verma's lawyer, the Attorney General submitted that "after carefully examining the material made available and after careful consideration of the issue, Centre was satisfied that a situation had arisen wherein Centre had to take action to divest him." While the court is yet to hear Asthana's plea, the hearing of Verma's plea seems to have expedited the case and ASG Tushar Mehta will continue arguing for the CVC on Thursday morning. The apex court had on November 29 said that it would first consider whether the government has the power to divest the CBI director of his duties under whatever circumstances or whether the selection committee headed by the Prime Minister should have been approached before moving against Verma on corruption allegations against him. The court had taken this stand after making it clear that for now it was not going into the allegations and counter-allegations involving Verma and CBI's No 2 officer Asthana, both of whom have been stripped of their powers and sent on leave following their bitter feud. Verma's two-year tenure ends on January 31. He has challenged the Centre's decision.

CBI top officers were fighting like 'kilkenny cats', says attorney general Venugopal

CBI Director Alok Verma Friday appeared before the Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary in connection with the corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana.

Verma also met Chowdary and Kumar in connection with the inquiry on Thursday.&nbsp;

Verma appeared before the panel headed by Chowdary and comprising Vigilance Commissioners Sharad Kumar and T M Bhasin among others, they said, without citing any other details, the report added.

The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into the allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana.

Verma and Asthana have been sent on leave by the government.

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CBI Director Alok Verma Friday appeared before the Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary in connection with the corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana.

CBI Director Alok Verma Friday appeared before the Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary in connection with the corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana. Verma also met Chowdary and Kumar in connection with the inquiry on Thursday. Verma appeared before the panel headed by Chowdary and comprising Vigilance Commissioners Sharad Kumar and T M Bhasin among others, they said, without citing any other details, the report added. The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into the allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana. Verma and Asthana have been sent on leave by the government. Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma reaches Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). He was examined by the Commission yesterday. pic.twitter.com/mzbojryraA — ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2018 ×

CBI director Alok Verma appears before CVC for the second day

CBI Director Alok Verma Thursday met Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary and is understood to have refuted corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana, officials said.

Verma came to the CVC office around 1 pm and met Chowdary and Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar, they said, without citing any other details.

The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana. 
Verma and Asthana have been sent on leave by the government.

Officials said Asthana also met Chowdary and Kumar, the officials said.

The Commission had recently examined some CBI officials probing crucial cases which figured in Asthana's complaint of corruption against the probe agency's chief Verma, they said.

The officials said CBI personnel from the rank of inspector up to the superintendent of police were called and their versions recorded before a senior CVC official.

These officials, who had recorded their statements included those who had handled the Moin Qureshi bribery case, the IRCTC scam, involving former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, the cattle smuggling case in which a senior BSF officer was caught with wands of cash in Kerala.

The Supreme Court had directed that the CVC's inquiry into the allegations against Verma, who has challenged the government's decision divesting him of his duties and sending him on leave, would be conducted under the supervision of retired apex court judge Justice A K Patnaik and this was a "one-time exception".

The feud between Verma and Asthana escalated recently leading to registration of an FIR against the latter and others including Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, who is in the CBI custody in an alleged bribery case.

The CBI had on October 15 registered the FIR against Asthana for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 2 crore from Hyderabad-based businessman Sana Sathish Babu which was given through two middlemen Manoj Prasad and Somesh Prasad to sabotage the probe against meat exporter Moin Qureshi.

On August 24, Asthana, in his complaint to the Cabinet Secretary, had levelled allegations against Verma that he got a bribe of Rs two crore from Sana to help him get some relief from questioning in the matter.&nbsp;

CBI Director Alok Verma Thursday met Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary and is understood to have refuted corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana, officials said.

CBI Director Alok Verma Thursday met Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary and is understood to have refuted corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana, officials said. Verma came to the CVC office around 1 pm and met Chowdary and Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar, they said, without citing any other details. The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana. Verma and Asthana have been sent on leave by the government. Officials said Asthana also met Chowdary and Kumar, the officials said. The Commission had recently examined some CBI officials probing crucial cases which figured in Asthana's complaint of corruption against the probe agency's chief Verma, they said. The officials said CBI personnel from the rank of inspector up to the superintendent of police were called and their versions recorded before a senior CVC official. These officials, who had recorded their statements included those who had handled the Moin Qureshi bribery case, the IRCTC scam, involving former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, the cattle smuggling case in which a senior BSF officer was caught with wands of cash in Kerala. The Supreme Court had directed that the CVC's inquiry into the allegations against Verma, who has challenged the government's decision divesting him of his duties and sending him on leave, would be conducted under the supervision of retired apex court judge Justice A K Patnaik and this was a "one-time exception". The feud between Verma and Asthana escalated recently leading to registration of an FIR against the latter and others including Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, who is in the CBI custody in an alleged bribery case. The CBI had on October 15 registered the FIR against Asthana for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 2 crore from Hyderabad-based businessman Sana Sathish Babu which was given through two middlemen Manoj Prasad and Somesh Prasad to sabotage the probe against meat exporter Moin Qureshi. On August 24, Asthana, in his complaint to the Cabinet Secretary, had levelled allegations against Verma that he got a bribe of Rs two crore from Sana to help him get some relief from questioning in the matter.

CBI chief Verma meets Central Vigilance Commissioner, denies corruption charges against him

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) today said since Aadhaar was being made mandatory for numerous financial transactions and property deals, it could be used effectively in tracking the ill-gotten wealth of corrupt bureaucrats.

The anti-corruption watchdog was optimistic that information made available through a person's Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Aadhaar cards could help the CVC check if financial deals carried out by the card-holder were within his or her means.

"We have prepared a concept paper. The idea is to prepare some kind of an operational procedure and if possible some kind of software so that once it is decided to investigate X, Y or Z, we can connect in a seamless manner with other departments to get the necessary details (regarding the person) using Aadhaar,"&nbspCentral Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary told PTI in an interview.

He said data about financial transactions including those related to immovable properties and shares were available in various domain areas of Income Tax authorities, registration departments or Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and other government agencies.

With Aadhaar being made mandatory for some financial transactions, Chowdary said it would be in a position to get data from a few centralised agencies and use the information for the purpose of determining a transaction made by an individual and to probe Disproportionate Assets (DA).

The CVC said CBI and other investigating agencies earlier did not have easy access to such data.

"Now that the data is available and it is very valuable, it needs to be leveraged. This data... Will give a much better picture of receipt, expenditure and investments of an officer,"&nbspsaid Chowdary, who headed the Income Tax Department before taking over as the chief of the probity watchdog.

Expressing the resolve to take every possible step and route to weed out corruption in line with Prime Minister Narender Modi's vision for a "corruption-free nation"&nbspand war against black money, he said the human aspect -- such as the role of individuals and auditors -- in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam showed that investigation needs to look at the use of technology for misdeeds and for covering them up.

This, Chowdary said, would require some software preparation, Standard Operating Procedures and perhaps some approvals." It is under preparation," he said.&nbsp

The CVC said CBI and other investigating agencies earlier did not have easy access to such data

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) today said since Aadhaar was being made mandatory for numerous financial transactions and property deals, it could be used effectively in tracking the ill-gotten wealth of corrupt bureaucrats. The anti-corruption watchdog was optimistic that information made available through a person's Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Aadhaar cards could help the CVC check if financial deals carried out by the card-holder were within his or her means. "We have prepared a concept paper. The idea is to prepare some kind of an operational procedure and if possible some kind of software so that once it is decided to investigate X, Y or Z, we can connect in a seamless manner with other departments to get the necessary details (regarding the person) using Aadhaar,"&nbspCentral Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary told PTI in an interview. He said data about financial transactions including those related to immovable properties and shares were available in various domain areas of Income Tax authorities, registration departments or Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and other government agencies. With Aadhaar being made mandatory for some financial transactions, Chowdary said it would be in a position to get data from a few centralised agencies and use the information for the purpose of determining a transaction made by an individual and to probe Disproportionate Assets (DA). The CVC said CBI and other investigating agencies earlier did not have easy access to such data. "Now that the data is available and it is very valuable, it needs to be leveraged. This data... Will give a much better picture of receipt, expenditure and investments of an officer,"&nbspsaid Chowdary, who headed the Income Tax Department before taking over as the chief of the probity watchdog. Expressing the resolve to take every possible step and route to weed out corruption in line with Prime Minister Narender Modi's vision for a "corruption-free nation"&nbspand war against black money, he said the human aspect -- such as the role of individuals and auditors -- in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam showed that investigation needs to look at the use of technology for misdeeds and for covering them up. This, Chowdary said, would require some software preparation, Standard Operating Procedures and perhaps some approvals." It is under preparation," he said.

Aadhaar can be used to detect corruption by bureaucrats: Central Vigilance Commission

After a major crackdown by Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Income Tax (IT) Department, one more law enforcement agency has swung into action in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) summoned the PNB management and Finance Ministry officials to appear before it.

Top officials of PNB and the Finance Ministry have been asked to appear before the CVC on February 19.

CVC is an apex governmental body to address governmental corruption.

Sources have told that MD and CEO, Punjab National Bank, Sunil Mehta is likely to appear before CVC on Monday at 11 a.m.&nbsp;He will be accompanied by Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of PNB.

On behalf of the Ministry of Finance, additional secretary, department of financial services is likely to be present.

Sources have also revealed that CVO PNB is most likely to give a presentation to CVC about the fraud which has shaken the banking system.

Further, before going to CVC, top management of PNB and senior officials of department of financial services had a meeting through video conferencing yesterday, according to sources.

On Monday, CVC will review the vigilance monitoring system of PNB and decide the necessary course of action to be taken.

CVC is the fourth government agency after ED, CBI and IT department which has swung into action.

According to sources, the Indian Banking Association will also hold a meeting with the chiefs of all Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks through video conferencing from its headquarters in Mumbai later today.

For the unversed, Punjab National Bank detected a 1.77 billion dollars scam in which jeweler Nirav Modi acquired fraudulent letters of undertaking from one of its branches for overseas credit from other Indian lenders.

The scam was started in 2011 and was detected in the third week of January this year, after which the PNB officials reported it to the concerned agencies.

Meanwhile, the PNB filed a second complaint with the CBI on February 13.

The CBI had received the complaint from PNB on January 28 and a case was registered in the case on January 31. (ANI) 
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Sources have told ANI that MD and CEO, Punjab National Bank, Sunil Mehta is likely to appear before CVC on Monday at 11am

After a major crackdown by Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Income Tax (IT) Department, one more law enforcement agency has swung into action in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) summoned the PNB management and Finance Ministry officials to appear before it. Top officials of PNB and the Finance Ministry have been asked to appear before the CVC on February 19. CVC is an apex governmental body to address governmental corruption. Sources have told that MD and CEO, Punjab National Bank, Sunil Mehta is likely to appear before CVC on Monday at 11 a.m. He will be accompanied by Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of PNB. On behalf of the Ministry of Finance, additional secretary, department of financial services is likely to be present. Sources have also revealed that CVO PNB is most likely to give a presentation to CVC about the fraud which has shaken the banking system. Further, before going to CVC, top management of PNB and senior officials of department of financial services had a meeting through video conferencing yesterday, according to sources. On Monday, CVC will review the vigilance monitoring system of PNB and decide the necessary course of action to be taken. CVC is the fourth government agency after ED, CBI and IT department which has swung into action. According to sources, the Indian Banking Association will also hold a meeting with the chiefs of all Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks through video conferencing from its headquarters in Mumbai later today. For the unversed, Punjab National Bank detected a 1.77 billion dollars scam in which jeweler Nirav Modi acquired fraudulent letters of undertaking from one of its branches for overseas credit from other Indian lenders. The scam was started in 2011 and was detected in the third week of January this year, after which the PNB officials reported it to the concerned agencies. Meanwhile, the PNB filed a second complaint with the CBI on February 13. The CBI had received the complaint from PNB on January 28 and a case was registered in the case on January 31. (ANI)

PNB scam: CVC summons PNB, finance ministry officials

The Central Vigilance Commission closed cases of corruption involving senior functionaries in Delhi&#39;s AIIMS, whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has claimed.

Chaturvedi, who is seeking a probe against Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary, recently sent documents, running into almost 1,000 pages, in support of his claim to the president&#39;s office.

The winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award for exposing corruption in public office has shared the details of seven cases with the president&#39;s secretariat. The seven includes one of his alleged victimisation while he was chief vigilance officer (CVO) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

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Chaturvedi served as CVO, acting as the distant arm of the CVC to check corruption, at AIIMS from July 2012 to August 2014.

He brought various corruption cases to the notice of the CBI during his tenure. The CBI after a detailed probe recommended departmental action in four cases, naming officers and senior faculty members, which were closed by the CVC, reveal documents accessed by Chaturvedi through RTI.

According to the vigilance manual, cases of corruption with a criminal angle are first sent to the CBI by the CVO of the organization. The cases of departmental action are acted upon on the basis of the CVC&#39;s direction.

The probity watchdog said in its response that the report was examined in each case and taken to its logical conclusion at the appropriate level.

&quot;Such reports are confidential documents and at the time of tendering advice by the Commission due note is taken of the views of the appropriate authority,&quot; the CVC said.

Since each case involves other officers, it is not considered appropriate to furnish the details, keeping in view privacy rights and confidentiality of the reports of the various investigating agencies, it said.

Chaturvedi has enclosed a set of documents, accessed through RTI applications on all these corruption cases, with the complaint to the president&#39;s secretariat.

The first case relates to alleged corruption related to Rs 7,000 crore infrastructure work in AIIMS and alleged illegal extension of BS Anand as head of the engineering wing in AIIMS in September 2012 for supervising the project.

The CBI registered a case against Anand and Vineet Chaudhary, former deputy director of the AIIMS and an IAS officer, in January 2014, regarding pecuniary loss, property purchase and other issues, according to the documents.

In its report submitted to the health ministry in December 2014, the CBI recommended action against Chaudhary, records show. However, the CVC decided to close the case in July 2016, on the recommendation of the minister of state in health ministry instead of the department of personnel and training (DoPT).

The DoPT is disciplinary authority in case of IAS officers on central deputations.

Another case deals with the purchase of disinfectants and fogging solution.

These items, declared to be &#39;proprietary&#39;, patent items manufactured by a single firm, were purchased by the store officer of the AIIMS trauma centre allegedly from a firm belonging to his son and daughter-in-law.

A CBI report sent to the health ministry in October 2015 severely indicted store officers and then AIIMS director M C Mishra for their alleged involvement in the irregularities.

This case was closed by the CVC in June this year, on the recommendation of the health ministry.

A third case of alleged corruption related to huge &quot;superfluous purchases&quot; made by AIIMS functionaries on the basis of &quot;fake quotations and travel claims&quot; and violation of the Medical Council of India&#39;s regulations by accepting hospitality from a private medical college by a senior doctor.

In this case, the CBI and the MCI in their reports sent to AIIMS in May 2013 recommended action. However, the CVC closed this case in February 2015, according to the documents.

In a fourth instance, Chaturvedi has alleged that ignoring its own instruction of March 2006, the CVC allowed the same persons, indicted by the CBI on the basis of his enquiry, to write his annual confidential report for 2015-16.

The CVC in its response said the initiation and acceptance of Annual Performance Assessment Reports of officers are governed by extant rules of the government.

&quot;In the case of APARs of CVOs, they are submitted for acceptance by the Commission after they are recorded by the concerned reporting and reviewing officers,&quot; the Commission said.

A parliamentary standing committee on health in its report submitted in August 2015 &quot;strongly deprecated non serious attitude of health ministry in tackling corruption cases at AIIMS&quot;.&nbsp;

The cases of corruption involved senior functionaries of Delhi's All India Institute of Medical sciences, whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has claimed

The Central Vigilance Commission closed cases of corruption involving senior functionaries in Delhi's AIIMS, whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has claimed. Chaturvedi, who is seeking a probe against Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary, recently sent documents, running into almost 1,000 pages, in support of his claim to the president's office. The winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award for exposing corruption in public office has shared the details of seven cases with the president's secretariat. The seven includes one of his alleged victimisation while he was chief vigilance officer (CVO) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award for exposing corruption in public office has shared the details of seven cases with the president's secretariat. The seven includes one of his alleged victimisation while he was chief vigilance officer (CVO) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences × Chaturvedi served as CVO, acting as the distant arm of the CVC to check corruption, at AIIMS from July 2012 to August 2014. He brought various corruption cases to the notice of the CBI during his tenure. The CBI after a detailed probe recommended departmental action in four cases, naming officers and senior faculty members, which were closed by the CVC, reveal documents accessed by Chaturvedi through RTI. According to the vigilance manual, cases of corruption with a criminal angle are first sent to the CBI by the CVO of the organization. The cases of departmental action are acted upon on the basis of the CVC's direction. The probity watchdog said in its response that the report was examined in each case and taken to its logical conclusion at the appropriate level. "Such reports are confidential documents and at the time of tendering advice by the Commission due note is taken of the views of the appropriate authority," the CVC said. Since each case involves other officers, it is not considered appropriate to furnish the details, keeping in view privacy rights and confidentiality of the reports of the various investigating agencies, it said. Chaturvedi has enclosed a set of documents, accessed through RTI applications on all these corruption cases, with the complaint to the president's secretariat. The first case relates to alleged corruption related to Rs 7,000 crore infrastructure work in AIIMS and alleged illegal extension of BS Anand as head of the engineering wing in AIIMS in September 2012 for supervising the project. The CBI registered a case against Anand and Vineet Chaudhary, former deputy director of the AIIMS and an IAS officer, in January 2014, regarding pecuniary loss, property purchase and other issues, according to the documents. In its report submitted to the health ministry in December 2014, the CBI recommended action against Chaudhary, records show. However, the CVC decided to close the case in July 2016, on the recommendation of the minister of state in health ministry instead of the department of personnel and training (DoPT). The DoPT is disciplinary authority in case of IAS officers on central deputations. Another case deals with the purchase of disinfectants and fogging solution. These items, declared to be 'proprietary', patent items manufactured by a single firm, were purchased by the store officer of the AIIMS trauma centre allegedly from a firm belonging to his son and daughter-in-law. A CBI report sent to the health ministry in October 2015 severely indicted store officers and then AIIMS director M C Mishra for their alleged involvement in the irregularities. This case was closed by the CVC in June this year, on the recommendation of the health ministry. A third case of alleged corruption related to huge "superfluous purchases" made by AIIMS functionaries on the basis of "fake quotations and travel claims" and violation of the Medical Council of India's regulations by accepting hospitality from a private medical college by a senior doctor. In this case, the CBI and the MCI in their reports sent to AIIMS in May 2013 recommended action. However, the CVC closed this case in February 2015, according to the documents. In a fourth instance, Chaturvedi has alleged that ignoring its own instruction of March 2006, the CVC allowed the same persons, indicted by the CBI on the basis of his enquiry, to write his annual confidential report for 2015-16. The CVC in its response said the initiation and acceptance of Annual Performance Assessment Reports of officers are governed by extant rules of the government. "In the case of APARs of CVOs, they are submitted for acceptance by the Commission after they are recorded by the concerned reporting and reviewing officers," the Commission said. A parliamentary standing committee on health in its report submitted in August 2015 "strongly deprecated non serious attitude of health ministry in tackling corruption cases at AIIMS".

CVC closed AIIMS graft cases, claims whistleblower