A total of 6,817 officials have been booked by the Vigilance police in the State for alleged corrupt practices till September 30, 2019, informed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the State Assembly on Monday. In a written reply to BJD member Sudhir Kumar Samal, Patnaik said the Vigilance cases have been registered against 895 Group-A officers, 798 Group-B officers, 3,535 Group-C officials, 193 Group-D officials and 1,396 other Government employees.
The corrupt officials are under trials at various courts, he said. The Chief Minister said the Government has appointed Prosecution Liaison officers at Vigilance Courts to expedite the corruption cases against the officials.
Besides, the Superintendents of Police of various Vigilance Divisions are holding regular meetings with the Special Judges of Vigilance Courts for speedy trials of the accused officials, Patnaik added.