Pariksha SaathiCVC observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 from 26 October to 1 November on the theme 'Probity for Prosperity'
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is observing Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 from 26 October to 1 November 2026 on the theme 'Probity for Prosperity', according to a release of 27 October 2026. The Week began with Central Vigilance Commissioner A. S. Rajeev and Vigilance Commissioner Praveen Vashista administering the integrity pledge to the officers and staff of the Commission at 11 am at Satarkata Bhawan, New Delhi. The Commission has also advised all Ministries, Departments and Organisations of the Central Government to undertake a three-month preventive vigilance campaign from 17 August to 16 November 2026, focusing on the disposal of pending complaints, the disposal of pending cases, capacity building programmes, digital initiatives and contract management. As part of the Week, the Commission is organising a one-day workshop on 'Transformation Through Technology' on 30 October 2026.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
The Central Vigilance Commission was first constituted by the Government of India through a Resolution in 1964. It followed a debate in Parliament in June 1962 on corruption in public administration, after which the then Home Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri set up a committee under K. Santhanam, MP; the CVC was the result of the Santhanam Committee's recommendation that an apex body be set up to exercise general superintendence over vigilance administration in Government. The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 gives the CVC extensive powers, including superintendence over the vigilance administration of Central Government Ministries, Departments and organisations, and the CVC is the principal advisor to the Government on all matters of vigilance administration.
Check yourself: in which year was the CVC first constituted, on the recommendation of which committee, and which Act now gives it its powers?
In 1964, on the recommendation of the Santhanam Committee (headed by K. Santhanam); the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003.
Revision task: from this release, note the dates and theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026, who administered the integrity pledge, the period and focus areas of the preventive vigilance campaign and the workshop topic; from the note, when and why the CVC was set up, the Santhanam Committee and the CVC Act, 2003.
Test yourself
What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026, being observed by the Central Vigilance Commission from 26 October to 1 November 2026?
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Answer: Probity for Prosperity
The Central Vigilance Commission is observing Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 from 26 October to 1 November 2026 on the theme 'Probity for Prosperity' (in Hindi, 'सत्यनिष्ठा से समृद्धि'). As part of the Week, the Commission is organising a one-day workshop on 'Transformation Through Technology' on 30 October 2026.
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