A week-long Vigilance Awareness Week concluded at the public sector mining giant NMDC on Saturday in Hyderabad.
The valedictory function at NMDC Corporate Office was chaired by Alok Kumar Mehta, Director (Commercial) and attended by Sumit Deb, Director (Personnel), Senior Officials and other employees of the NMDC and representatives of School/College and winners of competitions.
The award-winning posters were exhibited during the function to spread awareness. Mehta, Director (Commercial) in his address emphasized the need for use of technology in bringing transparency and eradicating corruption.
He appreciated the efforts taken up during the week on spreading awareness against corruption and also to carry on these preventive vigilance activities on continual basis. He also explained the importance of involving young generation in such activities.
Deb, Director (Personnel) in his address stated the need for every citizen to be vigilant and committed to highest standards of honesty and integrity at all times and support the fight against corruption. He also emphasized the need to strengthen the systems and procedures and for compliance of rules and regulations.
The Vigilance Awareness Week programmes started at Corporate Office of NMDC Ltd. in Hyderabad with administration of pledge by Sumit Deb, Director (Personnel), NMDC Ltd. on
28th Oct, which also included an overwhelming speech by chief guest APVN Sarma, IAS (Retd.), Advisor to Governor, Telangana in presence of VVS Sreenivas, Chief Vigilance Officer, NMDC Ltd. and other dignitaries.
The week witnessed display of innovative ideas to spread awareness against corruption and promote integrity as a way of life. Events like candle march with a theme Rs better to light a
candle than curse the darkness’.
More than 10,000 school/college students and employees participated in the events conducted by NMDC during this week.
Activities like elocution and Quiz competition were conducted for Employees. School/ College students participated in competitions like Elocution, debate, Quiz, Poster making / Painting etc. and shared their views through various mediums and reiterated their commitment to stand against corruption.
During the week, SMS messages were also sent to all the employees regarding Vigilance awareness and to take Integrity pledge online. A link was provided on NMDC website for taking online Integrity Pledge. Banners & Posters were displayed in prominent places to grab attention of public in large and spread awareness on the theme “Integrity – A way of Life”.
Few of the activities held were also shared through Social Media like Twitter and Facebook for wider publicity and spreading awareness.
As Vigilance Awareness Week is celebrated commemorating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel his contribution towards uniting various sovereign states to Indian Union was remembered.
The Programme concluded with prize distribution by the Directors present to the winners of various competitions organised for the employees and various school and college students.