Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Bhopal in association with Vigilance department organised a guest lecture at Oriental Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Bhopal the other day as part of Vigilance Awareness Week celebrations.
Chief Guest on the occasion was HK Nigam, GM (MM), BHEl Bhopal. The faculty for this lecture was KK Nair, Retired GM (HR)-law, Corporate Office, BHEl. Amitabh Dubey, AGM (HRD) and Amit Sharma, AGM (Vig) graced the occasion. From OIST group, VK Sahu, Director (OIST) and Atul Barve, HOD (IT), OIST were present. Sanjay S Dhavle, Sr DGM (Vig), PK Jha, DGM (Vig) and Brij Nandan Choudhary, Sr Engineer (Vig) were also present.
Amit Sharma, AGM (Vig) welcomed the distinguished guests and the students. He briefed about the theme for this year “Public Participation in promoting integrity and eradicating corruption” and the role of Central Vigilance Commission. He shared that vigilance awareness week is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on October 31.
HK Nigam, GM (MM), BHEl Bhopal said that each individual can play a vital role in curbing corruption. He shared about the various measures taken by the Government to minimize corruption. IT enabled systems, citizen charters etc. help in bringing transparency in existing systems thereby curbing corruption at various levels.
KK Nair shared his valuable experiences on the subject “Importance of Ethics and Moral Values in professional life”. He shared with the students about the concept of 5 Ms- Man, Material, Machine, Method and Money. He also said that youngsters have a vital role in removing corruption and promoting integrity at professional and personal levels. He gave examples of BHEl, TATA, Wipro, Infosys and Union Carbide which helped in easy understanding of importance of ethics in professional and personal life.
He said the Morality is related to an individual’s perception of right and wrong and Ethics is perception of society at large. He insisted that the learning of today will lay the foundation of tomorrow.
Amitabh Dubey, AGM (HRD) proposed the Vote of Thanks. He encouraged the students to rise high and have a holistic view towards life. The programme was compered by the college students.