VIGILANCE:

A MANAGEMENT TOOL

By
KULDIP SINGH
DGM (VIG.), NR, AAI
NIAMAR : 21.07.10
 Contents of the Presentation
1. Corporate Vision and Mission.
2. What is Vigilance?
3. Why Vigilance?
4. Where Vigilance?
5. What is Vigilance Angle?
6. How Vigilance?
7. How to curb corruption?
8. Is Vigilance a Management Tool.
9. Recent Vigilance Initiatives.
10. Corruption Perception Index (CPI).
11. Some inspiring quotes.
 CORPORATE VISION:
To be a world-class organization providing leadership
in air traffic services and airport management &
making a major hub in Asia Pacific region by 2016.

CORPORATE MISSION:
To achieve highest standards of safety and quality in
air traffic services and airport management by
providing state-of-the- art infrastructure for total
customer satisfaction, contributing to economic
growth and prosperity of the nation.
 What is Vigilance?

Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘Vigilant’

as keeping careful watch to avoid possible
danger or difficulties.

For example, parents keep a watch over

young children to avoid any untoward
incident or accident.
 What is Vigilance?
(Contd.)
‘Vigilance’ in the context of an organization
means:
Keeping a watchful eye on the
activities of the Unit’s personnel
and taking prompt action to promote
ethical practices and ensure
integrity and honesty in the official
transactions.
 Why Vigilance?
• There are individuals who indulge in
unethical activities of getting personal gains
at the cost of the organization.
• Such persons infect others leading to
wastes, losses and economic decline.
• Their acts damage the image and goodwill of
the organization.
• Hence, to rein such persons mis-
endeavours and promote organizational
interest, vigilance is required.
 Why Vigilance?
(contd.)
Vigilance helps in:
• Enhancing the image of the organization;
• Promoting culture of honesty & integrity;
• Reducing wastages/ leakages;
• Improving productivity;
• Ascertaining accountability;
• Increasing transparency and fairness;
• Protecting honest performers;
• Disciplining the wrong-doers; and
• Striving for zero tolerance to corruption.
 Where Vigilance?
Vigilance is essential everywhere. However, a
focused attention is required where,
• Officials have high discretions;
• There is scope for jumping the queue;
• Rules/ procedures are complex;
• Accountability is low;
• Delay in decision making is detrimental;
• Opportunities to negotiate exist; and
• Individuals are prone to corruption.
 What is Vigilance Angle?
• Demanding and/ or accepting gratification for an
official act or influencing others;
• Obtaining valuables without consideration/ with
inadequate consideration from someone in official
dealing directly/ indirectly;
• Obtaining himself or for others valuables or pecuniary
benefits by corrupt or illegal means or by abusing
power;
• Possession of assets disproportionate to income;
• Misappropriation, forgery or cheating etc; and
• Other irregularities, which cast doubt on integrity.
 How Vigilance?
• Preventive Vigilance, that includes
simplifying rules/ procedures; curtailing
discretions; improving transparency,
fairness, competitiveness and
accountability; promoting awareness
among clients; educating/ sensitizing the
officials through workshops, seminars and
training programmes; and posting officials
of clean integrity on sensitive posts.
 How vigilance?
(Contd.)

• Reactive Vigilance, that involves carrying out

investigation and taking punitive action by
initiating disciplinary/ criminal proceedings
against the corrupt officials.
• Surveillance and Detective Vigilance, that
entails conducting surprise inspections;
scrutinizing Annual Property Returns; and
cultivating other sources for detecting
corruption entrepreneurs to ensure clean
functioning in the organization.
 What is Corruption?
Use of public office for private gains.
-World Bank

Corruption =
Mystification + Discretion
- Accountability
 How to Curb Corruption?
• Identify complex rules/ procedures & simplify;
• Assist in curtailing discretions;
• Enhance transparency & fairness in action;
• Follow rules & regulations and record reasons
for deviations, if any;
• Maintain devotion to duty, high level of
integrity and commitment to Authority;
• Facilitate promotion of ethical culture; and
• Help in creating corruption free environment.
 What to be Ensured?
Fundamental elements to ensure
corruption-free delivery:
• Accountability;
• Competition;
• Transparency;
• Fairness;
• Avoid Discretion;
• Simplification; and
• Timeliness.
 Is Vigilance a Management Tool?
Yes,
• Vigilance helps in improving efficiency and
effectiveness of the personnel and the
organization;
• Vigilance boosts clean business transactions,
professionalism, productivity, promptness,
ethical practices and impartiality; and
• Vigilance assists in systemic improvements to
curb opportunities for corruption.
 Do Not be Afraid of Vigilance
Vigilance does not harass any personnel but helps
the management in improving the system and
work environment through following actions:
• Protecting the honest personnel;
• Encouraging whistle blowers;
• Doing justice to the person who takes wrong
decision in business interest with no mala-fide;
• Initiating action against corrupt officials; and
• Creating ethical and healthy work culture.
 Recent Vigilance Initiatives
• Compilation and publication of ‘Book of case study’ comprising of
55 vigilance cases.
• Launching of Bi-annual Magazine ‘Crystal clear’.
• CTE type inspection.
• Chairman’s award for innovative excellence.
• Integrity pact.
• ISO certification for ‘Corporate Vigilance Department, CHQ’ and
‘Vigilance Department, NR’.
• Training module on Vigilance.
• e-payments.
• Launching of Integrity Club for inculcating human values in school
children.
 Corporate Vigilance Directorate
• Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) heads the
Corporate Vigilance Directorate (CVD) and is
appointed by the Central Government with the
concurrence of CVC. His office is at Corporate
Head Quarters, New Delhi .
• GM(Vig) and other Vigilance Officers are
mainly deputed from various wings of AAI.
• CVD has the responsibility of maintaining
probity, honesty and integrity in the
organization.
 Vigilance Organization
• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is the
apex body constituted by the government to
exercise general superintendence and control
over vigilance matters.
• Chief Technical Examiner’s Organization
(CTEO) is the technical wing of CVC.
• Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) is the
prime investigation agency constituted by
Central Government for investigating special
crimes and corruption cases.
 How to Contact?
CVC:
http://www.cvc.nic.in

CVO:
http://www.aai.aero/about aai/vigilance
http://infosaarathee/vigilance
Email:
cvoaai@aai.aero
 Corruption Perception Index (CPI)*
Rank (2009) Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
New
1 Zealand 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.4
2 Denmark 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.3
6 Finland 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.9
19 USA 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.5
49 Bhutan 6.0 5.0 5.2 5.0
75 Brazil 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.7
79 China 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.6
84 India 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4
97 Sri Lanka 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1
139 Pakistan 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4
139 Bangladesh 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.4
143 Nepal 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.3
180 Somalia 1.4 1.0 1.1

* Prepared by Transparency International (Source: http://www.transparency.org)

CPI=10 means most honest and CPI=0 menas most corrupt.
 Some Inspiring Quotes
• On this earth there is enough for every ones
need but not for their greed.
M.K. Gandhi

• No legacy is as rich as honesty.

Shakespeare

• Knowledge without integrity is dangerous and

dreadful.
Samuel Johnson

• Even when there is no law there is conscience.

Annonymous
 Some Inspiring Quotes
(Contd.)
• Do not do what you would undo if caught.

Leah Arendt
• An honest man is the noblest work of god.

Alexander Pope

• The wealth earned through pious means

flourishes, and that through dishonest ways brings
destruction ultimately.

Atharva Veda
 Some Inspiring Quotes
(Contd.)
• He is most free from danger, who, even when
safe, is on his guard.
Publilius Syrus

• Where vigilance creeps in, corruption jumps out.

Anonymous
• Bright future awaits the honest, shady past haunts
the corrupt.
Anonymous

• The inevitable becomes intolerable, the moment it

is perceived as no more inevitable.
Alexender de Tocqueville
Thank you