The National Vigilance Centre has submitted its annual report for the fiscal year 2082/83 to Prime Minister Balendra Shah, highlighting that 72 percent of received complaints were resolved.
The National Vigilance Centre (NVC) presented its annual report for the fiscal year 2082/83 to Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday. The centre, which works under Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, released this report to show its progress and activities in controlling corruption and irregularities.
This report was made public as the NVC, established to stop corruption, entered its 25th year of operation. According to the report, out of 2,566 complaints received by the centre in the last fiscal year, 1,854 complaints, which is about 72 percent, were resolved. This also includes 429 complaints that were carried over from the previous fiscal year.
Surprise Checks and Actions on Government Employees
The centre carried out surprise inspections and monitoring in 1,577 government offices across the country. During these checks, they found 9,697 employees not following office timings and 1,404 employees who were not wearing the proper office uniform. The NVC has written to the respective departments to taking action against these total 11,101 employees.
The report also mentions that the centre keeps a regular eye on other important things like following the code of conduct, tracking files, checking the use of government vehicles, and stopping middleman activities in government offices.
Property Disclosure and Project Inspection
The NVC also monitored if public officials are submitting their property details as required by the law. In the fiscal year 2081/82, a total of 7 lakh 67 thousand 33 people submitted their property details. However, 5,265 people did not submit their details on time.
Additionally, the centre did technical testing of national pride and other large projects. They monitored 184 projects regularly and did technical analysis for 6 projects. They identified weaknesses and risks in these projects and informed the concerned offices to make improvements. For projects with issues, NVC sent a non-conformance report asking for corrections.
To make service delivery better using technology, NVC started a QR code for a Public Service Satisfaction Measurement Form. They also ran integrity education and awareness programs at district and local levels to make people aware against corruption. The centre said that help from stakeholders and civil society is very important to promote good governance.
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