A three-day online training programme on “Offences Related to Public Funds and Role of Investigating Agencies” was held at the State Vigilance Academy here March 2 to 4.
The programme was inaugurated on virtual mode by Vigilance Director Dr Debasis Panigrahi.
Vigilance Academy Director Ghanshyam Upadhyay oversaw the programme, which was attended by 64 officers including those posted in various Government departments, Directorates and Heads of Departments, CT&GST officers and treasury and finance officers posted in Vigilance.The officers were given training input on economic offences, financial fraud and forgery cases, measures to eradicate corruption and pilferage in developmental and welfare schemes, guidelines for procurement of goods and services, Government e-Market Place (Gem), purchase formalities, audit, forensic audit, preventive Vigilance, irregularities in spending of public funds, OPWD Code and tender process, guidelines on e-Tendering/e-Procurement, public procurement and competition law and provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act and Money Laundering Act, etc.
The training sessions were conducted by expert resource persons drawn from the State and Central Governments including SP, CBI (Economic Offence Wing), Deputy Accountant General, AG (General and Social Sector Audit), Deputy Director, Enforcement Directorate, etc.
Notably, the State Vigilance Academy has been awarded with the prestigious ISO9001:2015 certification, certifying its quality of anti-corruption training courses and infrastructure.
The website of the academy can be accessed at http://sva.odisha.gov.in. The State Vigilance Academy was initially imparting training to Vigilance officers, Prosecutors and Counsels and Chief Vigilance Officers of various ddepartments, Heads of Departments, State public sector undertakings, etc.
Its mandate has been substantially increased as the Government has accorded in-principle approval for conducting anti-corruption training programmes for members of All India Services and Odisha Administrative Service, Odisha Police Service), Odisha Finance Service, Odisha Cooperative Service, Odisha Revenue Service, Odisha Taxation & Accounts Service, Odisha Forest Service, Odisha Welfare Service and Odisha State Prosecution Service.