Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026

कर्मचारी राज्य बीमा निगम (श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार) EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India)

No. C-11/26/01/2026-Vig

CIRCULAR

मुख्यालय / Headquarters पंचदीप भवन, सी.आई. जी. मार्ग, नई दिल्ली - 110 002 Panchdeep Bhawan, CIG Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 Website: www.esic.gov.in

Dated: 06/08/2026

Sub: Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week, 2026.

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) vide circular no. 04/08/26 dated 03.08.2026 has informed that Vigilance Awareness Week, 2026 will be observed from 26th October, 2026 to 01st November, 2026 on the following theme:

“ सत्यनिष्ठा से समृद्धि " "Probity for Prosperity"

2. The Commission has advised all Ministries/Departments/Organizations to undertake a three-month campaign from 17th August, 2026 to 16th November, 2026 on Preventive Vigilance with focus on following areas:

(i) Disposal of pending complaints (ii) Disposal of pending cases (iii) Capacity building programs (iv) Digital initiatives (v) Contract management

3. The Central Vigilance Commission circular is attached for kind information and necessary action.

Encl: As above

Jose Martin C.G. Joint Director (Vig.)

To

1. PPS to DG/FC/CVO
2. All Divisional Heads, ESIC Headquarters
3. All Zonal Insurance Commissioner/Zonal Medical Commissioner
4. Insurance Commissioner, NTA, ESIC
5. All Deans/Medical Superintendents of ESIC Medical, Dental & Nursing Colleges/ ESICMHs and ESICHs
6. D(M)Delhi/D(M)Noida
7. All RDs,JDs/DDs (In-charge) of Regional Offices/Sub Regional Offices
8. Website Content Manager for uploading the same on the website
9. Rajbhasha Branch for translation
10. Guard File/Spare Copy.

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ANNEXURE A Preventive Vigilance activities to be undertaken during the campaign period (17th August to 16th November 2026) related to Vigilance Awareness Week 2026

1. DISPOSAL OF PENDING COMPLAINTS (a) Initiative It is necessary to ensure that complaints are not kept pending and are brought to a logical conclusion within the prescribed timelines. All organizations may ensure that complaints received on or before 30.06.2026 are disposed of during the campaign period.

(b) Reporting format Name of the Organization:

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NAME OF THE CVO SIGNATURE & SEAL OF CVO

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2. DISPOSAL OF PENDING CASES a) Initiative The Commission has prescribed model timelines for implementation of First Stage Advice (FSA)/ Second Stage Advice (SSA). In this regard, all organizations may ensure timely implementation of pending FSA and SSA.

b) Reporting format Name of the Organization:

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[*including such cases which are due to be implemented as per the prescribed timelines, during the campaign period]

NAME OF THE CVO SIGNATURE & SEAL OF CVO

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3. CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS (a) Initiative A well-trained employee is an asset for any organization. Therefore, a robust training system for employees is important for organizations to succeed in their goals. As such, organizations may encourage employees to complete courses on following topics, online as well as in offline mode, during the campaign period:

(i) IT & Cyber Security and Cyber Hygiene (ii) Public Procurement (iii) GeM- New Features and Functionalities (iv) Conduct Rules and Conflict of Interest

Further, Commission recognizes the need for institutionalization of preventive vigilance component in training programmes such as Induction and Mid-career training programmes. The indicative preventive vigilance modules for the same are hosted on the CVC website (https://www.cvc.gov.in/trainingmaterial). Organizations are encouraged to review their existing Induction and Mid-Career training programmes and ensure formulation and inclusion of preventive vigilance modules in Induction and Mid-Career Training Programmes for their employees.

For Vigilance Functionaries Commission has issued Master Circulars on 11 topics and also brought out Vigilance Manual 2026 on 27.07.2026. Organizations shall ensure that appropriate familiarization programs are conducted for the vigilance functionaries in respect of the said Master Circulars and Vigilance Manual.

For Banks and Financial Institutions Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF) has prepared a report on “Modus Operandi and Root Cause Analysis of Frauds” (inclusive of 20 case studies). A copy of the report is available on Commission’s website (https://www.cvc.gov.in/trainingmaterial). ABBFF has observed that lack of proper training in credit appraisal and credit monitoring is one of the reasons for occurrence of frauds. Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions may hold training programmes for emphasizing these aspects through these case studies.

(b) Reporting format Name of the Organization:

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If No, reasons thereof

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If No, reasons thereof

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NAME OF THE CVO SIGNATURE & SEAL OF CVO

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4. DIGITAL INITIATIVES (a) Initiative Onboarding of Organizations on Probity Portal A dedicated online portal (https://probity.dopt.gov.in) was made for obtaining the data from all the Ministries/Departments/Autonomous Organizations etc in respect of certain areas including number of major and minor penalty disciplinary proceedings. It is desired that all Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) should be onboarded on the portal and requisite details of departmental inquiry proceedings should be uploaded and updated on the same.

Optimal Use of the existing IT/ Digital Facilities Organizations are using technology for creating IT/ digital facilities and platforms for various internal processes of the organizations like e-HRMS or similar platforms. It is essential that these facilities/ platforms are utilized optimally. Organizations may review the extent of the utilization of the existing digital infrastructure and endeavor to bring additional services/ processes/ activities in digital mode. Some examples are digitization of service records, processing of claims, increased use of e-HRMS or similar platforms by organizations.