Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced to rename State Vigilance Bureau as Anti Corruption Bureau. Khattar took a decision in this regard while chairing a meeting with the Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and Superintendents of Police, Divisional Vigilance Bureau held here.
Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister DS Dhesi and Additional Director General of Police, CID, Alok Mittal also remained present in the meeting.
Directing the officers, Khattar said that corruption would not be tolerated at any level in the state, be it officers, employees or any other, everyone has to perform their duties with complete transparency and honesty. The officers of the Anti-Corruption Bureau will have to work more actively so that corruption can be rooted out.
The Chief Minister had strengthened the State Vigilance Bureau at the divisional and district level and appointed nodal officers separately, resulting in an increase in vigilance raids. Besides this, the number of arrests and the registration of cases against corrupt government officials, employees, and private persons has also increased.