Centre plans to cut down on CVOs in public sector enterprises

Planning to cut down on the number of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) in Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs), the government has decided to ask all ministries whether one CVO can look after two or more organisations.

The Department of Personnel and Training also wants the ministries to review extra pay, incentives, pay structure and allowances to CVOs in the government undertakings.

A letter seeking information on CVOs has been sent by DoPT to the Central Vigilance Commission, which would forward it to the ministries.

The ministries have been asked if a full-time CVO was required in organisations under their administrative control and give their opinion on whether the post of CVO of two or more organisations can be clubbed together.

The ministries have been asked to furnish details about their staff strength, the volume of vigilance work in the PSEs and also their turnover in the last five years.