Central Vigilance Commission which is an apex organization of Government of India created in 1964 with a mandate to ensure integrity, transparency and accountability in governance of all the government offices and public sector undertakings. In 2003, the Parliament enacted a law conferring statutory status on the CVC with a mandate to ensure all round development of a country in a holistic manner.

The University brought into practice the guidelines laid down by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and established the Vigilance Cell in 1998. The Cell is headed by the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO). As per the Vigilance Manual of CVC (2005) and updated version of Vigilance Manual of CVC 2017 & 2021, “the CVO acts as a special assistant/advisor to the chief executive in all matters pertaining to Vigilance. He provides a link between his organization and the Central Vigilance Commission and his organization and the Central Bureau of Investigation”.

The objectives of the Vigilance Cell of IGNOU are to:

• activate vigilance machinery in the University for investigation complaints in respect of University offices at headquarters as well as Regional Centres;
• sensitize the University community against corruption and corrupt practices;
• strengthen preventive vigilance by streamlining procedures;
• prevent the possibilities of corruption and encourage a culture of honesty and integrity; and
• Vigilance Awareness Week is celebrated every year as per the CVC guidelines, the purpose of celebration is to administer the oath of integrity to all the employee of the University as well as Headquarters & other activities like organizing of lecture.

Welcome to Vigilance Cell webpage. I, on behalf of team of Vigilance Cell, IGNOU, emphasize on the importance of adhering to ethical practices, integrity and transparency in both their professional and personal lives. Further, the observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week observed annually during the week of Bharat Ratna Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday (31st October) serves as a crucial reminder of the need for honesty and integrity to eradicate corruption from all sectors of life. An effective vigilance includes preventive and punitive measures against corruption and making systemic improvements. The function of CVO is mainly divided into three parts, viz (i) Preventive vigilance, (ii) Punitive vigilance, and (iii) Surveillance and detection. Punitive Vigilance aims to receive complaints from all concerns and scrutinize them as per existing instructions and to investigate into such allegations involving vigilance angles. Preventive Vigilance aims at creating and nurturing an organizational ecosystem, in which scope of malpractice is minimized by laying down Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and by ensuring transparency and accountability. Surveillance and detection aims to conducts regular and surprise inspection in the sensitive areas.

At last, we invite you to join our efforts in creating and maintaining a healthy vigilance culture in our University by giving your suggestion for improving the present practice/bringing about more transparency may kindly be brought to the notice of Chief Vigilance Officer at the following address:

Prof. Subodh Kesharwani
Chief Vigilance Officer
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Block – 1, Room No. 19B,
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi
New Delhi – 110068
E-mail: vigilance@ignou.ac.in
cvo@ignou.ac.in
Phone:011-29571118

• Integrity Pledge for Citizens
• सत्यनिष्ठा प्रतिज्ञा
• Vigilance Awareness Week-2023
• Vigilance Awareness Week-2024
• Vigilance Manual (Updated 2021)