Quick legal action against corrupt people extremely important: President Murmu | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Claiming that delay or weak action encourages unethical people, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said prompt legal action against corrupt persons is extremely important. Addressing the vigilance week function of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) here, she said trust is the basis of social life.
“It is the source of unity. Public confidence in the work of government and social services is the source of power for government. Corruption is not only an obstacle to economic progress, it also reduces trust in society. It adversely affects the feelings of brotherhood between It also has a widespread impact on the unity and integrity of the country,” Murmu said.
The President said swift legal action against the corrupt is extremely important.
“Delay in action or weak action encourages unethical persons. But it is also necessary that every action and person is not viewed with suspicion. We must avoid this. With the dignity of the person in mind, no action should be motivated by malice. The aim of any action should be to achieve justice and equality in society,” Murmu said.
Citing Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and e-tendering, she said the Indian government has taken several measures to combat corruption.
Murmu said more than $12 billion worth of properties have been seized under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the past decade.
“I am confident that the Government of Indiazero tolerance against corruption“The policy will root out corruption at its roots,” the president said.
Fairness watchdog CVC holds vigilance week every year. This year, Vigilance Week was observed from October 28 to November 3 with the theme: “Culture of Integrity for the Prosperity of the Nation”.
In conjunction with Vigilance Awareness Week, the committee is organizing a three-month campaign on preventive vigilance to be conducted by Central Government Ministries/Departments/Organizations from August 16 and will continue till November 15.
The five focus areas of the campaign are capacity building, identification and implementation of systemic improvements, updating of circulars/guidelines/manuals, handling of complaints received before June 30, 2024 and dynamic digital presence.
Central Vigilance Commissioner Praveen Kumar Srivastava and Vigilance Commissioner AS Rajeev, among others, were present at the event.