The government cannot act on two complaints received by it over a year ago against Chief Vigilance Commissioner K.V. Chowdary as there is no guideline to handle such grievances, according to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
The Ministry said a process to frame such guidelines has been initiated by the government.
The assertion assumes significance as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led panel had, on January 10, removed CBI Director Alok Verma following a probe report by the Central Vigilance Commission among other facts.
“It is informed that presently no guidelines to handle complaints of corruption and other misconduct against Chief Vigilance Commissioner/Vigilance Commissioners are in place,” the Personnel Ministry said in response to an RTI query filed by whistle-blower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.
A process for framing guidelines to handle grievances/ complaints against Chief Vigilance Commissioner/Vigilance Commissioners has been initiated by the Department of Personnel and Training, it said.
Mr. Chaturvedi had in 2017 written to the President asking him to take action against Mr. Chowdary for recommending closure of probe in alleged corruption cases at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.
