CITIZEN'S CHARTER VIGILANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION

CITIZEN'S CHARTER

Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department

DIRECTORATE OF VIGILANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION

NCB, 21-28, P S Kumarasamy Raja Salai, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai-600 028

ORGANISATION AND SETUP

1. As a first organised measure towards tackling corruption in public administration, the Government of Tamil Nadu, setup the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, as a separate department in the year 1964. The DVAC comes under the administrative control of the Government in Personnel and Administrative Reforms (N) department. In regard to matters of enquiries and investigation against public servants the recommendations of the DVAC are sent to the Vigilance Commissioner for further action.

2. The DVAC at present is headed by a Director in the rank of Director General of Police, assisted by a Joint Director in the rank of Inspector General of Police, a Deputy Director in the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police. Three Superintendents of Police stationed at Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai are supervising the work of the Investigation Officers, who are spread out in different districts. Apart from the above, two special investigation cells are functioning in the Directorate at Chennai under two Inspector Generals of Police assisted by two Superintendents of Police to supervise the investigation/enquiries against Ex-Ministers and AIS officers etc. The Organisation Chart of DVAC is furnished below.

DIRECTOR

IGP - SIC I Joint Director IGP - SIC II

S.P Deputy Director Legal Advisor S.P

4 DSP’s S.P S.P S.P

(Central Range) (Western Range) (Southern Range)

12 Insprs.

Legal /Admn. / Confdl. Branches / Spl.F.P.B

3. The Directorate Headquarters is located at NCB, 21-28, P S Kumarasamy Raja Salai, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai-600 028. The investigating staff of DVAC in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police/Inspector of Police are located at the following district headquarters. Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindugal, Erode, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Thanjavur, The Nilgiris, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar.

4. Apart from the investigation staff, there is a legal wing consisting of a Legal Advisor, Deputy Legal Advisors, Prosecutors for disciplinary proceedings to prosecute cases before the courts and tribunals. They also tender legal advice during investigation/enquiries. The Law officers of this Directorate are ex-Officio Special Public Prosecutors for all clauses of cases investigated by DVAC and triable by the Special Judges. There is also an Executive / Superintending Engineer to tender advice or assistance in the cases investigated by the Directorate involving technical matters.

5. The Directorate undertake enquiries into complaints/information about specific acts of bribery or corruption and allied malpractices in the exercise of official authority by public servants under the control of Government of Tamil Nadu. The employees of the public sector undertakings under the Government of Tamil Nadu have also been brought under the purview of the Directorate.

6. While the normal duty of the DVAC is to conduct enquiries into allegation of corruption and allied misconduct referred to by the Vigilance Commissioner and also to furnish the commission with any information and statistics which could be gathered by the Directorate, its main responsibilities are ...

1. To Collect intelligence for detection of cases of bribery and corruption and to investigate offences falling within the purview of Sections 7 to 15 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Central Act 49, 1998). Offences committed prior to 09-09-1998 and falling with in the purview of Sections 5 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and Sections 161 to 165 (A) of Indian Penal Code would also be investigable by the DVAC.
2. To institute enquiries into complaints made by members of public or received from Government, Vigilance Commissioner and Departmental Authorities relating to Criminal Misconduct (Bribery and Corruption), Criminal Misappropriation and Criminal Breach of Trust etc., and other venal practices by Public Servants.

7. As an effective measure of combating corruption, the DVAC lays traps on specific information about the demand of bribe and the circumstances disclose the possibility of immediate acceptance of bribe if paid in response to the demand.

8. Apart from its traditional role as an investigating agency, the DVAC has been actively exploring how best to ensure preventive vigilance in order to impart a greater impetuous to the campaign towards tackling corruption in public services. An important step in this direction is the conduct of state-wide surprise checks in sensitive points in different departments with the help of Officers of District Inspection Cells and Departmental Officers in each district.

9. Reducing scope for irregularities and malpractices is one of the most effective ways of checking corruption. In this direction, various suggestions for amplification or modification of departmental procedures or rules or regulations for avoiding the scope for misconduct as noticed during enquiries/investigations and other such measures calculated to ensure a clean and efficient administration are made to the Government from time to time for suitable instructions to Heads of the Departments/Public Sector Undertakings for necessary corrective action.

10. Enquiries by DVAC result either in prosecution in court, proceedings before Tribunals for Disciplinary Proceedings or Departmental Disciplinary Action before departmental authorities. This Directorate also suggests dropping action for want of material against the Government servants. The executive action of transfer of Government servants to less sensitive post or a distant place, is also suggested.

11.Thus this Directorate seeks information on the allegation of corruption and malpractices while discharging their official duties by Government servants under the control of State Government. These information can be furnished either to the Deputy Superintendent of Police in detachments, mentioned below or Headquarters in Chennai. The information should be specific in all terms to facilitate this Directorate for conduct of enquiry and take follow up action.

HEADQUARTERS
The Director, NCB, 21-28, P S Kumarasamy Raja Salai, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai-600 028	Phone : (044) 24615929, 24615949 & 24615929 Fax : (044) 28293264
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION CELLS
Inspector General of Police, Special Investigation Cell - I, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, 474, First Floor, E.V.R.Building, Nandanam, Chennai – 600 035.	Phone : (044) 4320031. Fax : (044) 4320032.
Inspector General of Police, Special Investigation Cell – II, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, 474, First Floor, E.V.R.Building, Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035.	Phone : (044) 4322277. Fax : (044) 4320032.
Superintendent of Police, Special Investigation Cell – I, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, 474, First Floor, E.V.R.Building, Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035.	Phone : (044) 4320032. Fax : (044) 4320032.
Superintendent of Police, Special Investigation Cell – II, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, 474, First Floor, E.V.R.Building, Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035.	Phone : (044) 4323191. Fax : (044) 4320032.
CENTRAL RANGE
The Superintendent of Police, Central Range
Additional Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Chennai Special Unit – I, # 18, First Canal Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai - 600 020.	Phone : (044) 4455090
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Chennai City – I, # 18, First Canal Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai - 600 020	Phone : (044) 4455091
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Chennai City – II, # 18, First Canal Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai - 600 020	Phone : (044) 4455089
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Chennai Special Unit – III, # 18, First Canal Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai - 600 020	Phone : (044) 4455090
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 28, Bangaru Amman Colony, Ellappan Nagar, Kancheepuram – 631 501.	Phone : (04112) 22139.
WESTERN RANGE
Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 168, Dr.Radhakrishnan Road, Tatabad, Coimbatore – 641 012.	Phone : (0422) 498501.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 168, Dr.Radhakrishnan Road, Tatabad Coimbatore - 641 012.	Phone : (0422) 498501.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 2, Ranganathan Street, Karungalpalayam, Erode – 638 003.	Phone : (0424) 210898.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Villa Dawn, Havelock Road, The Nilgiris – 643 001.	Phone : (0423) 43962.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # B/3, Rajaji Road, Swarnapuri, Salem - 636 004.	Phone : (0427) 448735.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Salem Special Unit, # B/3, Rajaji Road, Swarnapuri, Salem - 636 004.	Phone : (0427) 448735.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 30-A, Ramasamy Gounder Street, Kamala Lakshmi Colony, Dharmapuri - 636 701.	Phone : (04342) 60042.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 268-E, Periyar Nagar, Krishnagiri - 635 001.	Phone : (04343) 31345.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 16, Neeli Godown Street, Vellore – 632 001.	Phone : (0416) 220893.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 76, Logambal Koil Street, Seetharam Nagar, Cuddalore - 607 001.	Phone : (04142) 30216
SOUTHERN RANGE
Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 24, Kamala Second Street, Chinna chokkikulam, Madurai - 625 002.	Phone : (0452) 531395.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 24, Kamala Second Street, Chinna chokkilulam, Madurai - 625 002.	Phone : (0452) 531395.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 56, First Street, Narayana Nagar, East Govindapuram, Dindugal – 624 007.	Phone : (0451) 431508.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 1/426-A, Om Sakthi Kovil, Barathi Nagar, Ramanathapuram - 623 503.	Phone : (04567) 20036.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 154, Kambar Street, NGO Colony, Virudhunagar - 626 001.	Phone : (04562) 45178.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 4, Muthusamy Nagar, Sivagangai – 623 560.	Phone : (04575) 2222.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 74, Trivandram Road, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli – 627 002.	Phone : (0462) 580908.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 106J/24, First Street, Millerpuram, Thoothukudi – 628 003.	Phone : (0461) 322243.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 23/4/12-A, Chirambaranathan Street, Ramavarmapuram, Nagarkovil - 629 001.	Phone : (04652) 27339.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, 8/2, Quaid-E-Milleth Street, Kaja Nagar, Trichirapalli - 620 020.	Phone : (0431) 420166.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 12, Housing Unit, Rajagopalapuram, Pudukottai – 622 003.	Phone : (04322) 22164.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # B-22, First Street, Kannan Nagar, Thanjavur – 613 007.	Phone : (04362) 37888.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, # 4/67, Kumaran Koil Street, Manjakollai, Nagapattinam - 611 106.	Phone : (04365) 41460.

For the convenience of the public, who desires to make any complaint on specific information about corruption and malpractices against public servants available with them a proforma indicating the important information to be furnished is appended below. 

PROFORMA

(Complaints to be made by the public)

1. Name and Father’s name of the complainant. :

2. Address :

3. Name of the officers  with designation and official address against whom the complaint is made :

4. Allegation(s) (to be specified with date, time and place of occurrence) :

5. Name(s) and address(es) of witness(es) if any to speak to the allegation's):

6. Document evidence, if any, may be specified :

7. Any other agency had enquired into the matter earlier, if so the details thereof :

Place :

Date :

Signature of the Complainant. 

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