BSNL will observe “Vigilance Awareness Week” from November 3-7, 2009 in accordance with the directives of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

On the occasion BSNL officials took a pledge aimed at sensitized and educating the public servants about the dangers of corruption as corruption is anti-poor, anti-national and anti-economic development. The week is an attempt to bring in more transparency in official work and to eradicate corruption from all walks of life.

 While inaugurating the “Vigilance Awareness Week-2009” at New Delhi Shri Kuldeep Goyal, CMD, BSNL said that the Public Sector has been assigned a commanding role in facilitating accelerated socio-economic development of our country. This was expected to be achieved by adhering to sound business principles and prudent commercial practices. Good Corporate Governance has therefore been an essential ingredient of public sector management since long. Vigilance is one important enabler of good governance in Government owned companies like BSNL. On this occasion he called upon every employee of BSNL to scrupulously adhere to all the requirements as defined in relevant systems and procedures and make all the internal processes transparent, vibrant and contemporary.