CBI carries out 'surprise raids' at 150 sites, govt depts under lens

NEW DELHI: CBI on Friday carried out "surprise checks" at 150 locations in the country as part of their special drive on curbing corruption in government departments. The checks are being conducted in coordination with vigilance officers of concerned ministries and government departments, officials said.
According to CBI, the joint surprise checks are primarily being conducted at such points and places where ordinary citizens or small businesses feel the maximum pinch of corruption in government machinery. "This special drive will sensitise all stakeholders about possible avenues of corruption a common citizen faces, while seeking services from such departments. It also strives to identify and highlight points and places vulnerable to corruption." said a CBI spokesperson.
The drive has been taken up as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "ease of living and doing business" concept, said an official.
The departments covered on Friday include railways, coal mines & coalfields, medical/healthcare organisations, customs and Food Corporation of India.
The list comprises departments such as power, municipal corporations, ESIC, transport, CPWD, directorate of estates, fire services, sub registrar office, GST department, Port Trust, national highways, DAVP, Airport Authority of India, public sector oil companies, DGFT, public sector banks, ASI, shipping corporation, BSNL, steel PSUs, mines & minerals and industries department-NCT.
CBI said that these checks will be followed by an extensive campaign by CBI branches all over India to make common citizens aware about how they could reach out to government departments and redress their complaints.
Places where these checks were conducted include Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Guwahati, Shillong, Chandigarh, Faridabad, Sangrur, Srinagar, Chennai, Madurai, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Sholapur, Gandhinagar, Bhopal and Raipur.
The list also comprised places like Nagpur, Jabalpur, Patna, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Dehradun, Ranchi, Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Vijaywada, Cochin, Kollam, Hanamakonda, Karimnagar, Chirmiri, Secunderabad, Katni, Bina, Vadodara, Himmat Nagar, Dhanbad, Kasauli, Samastipur, Danapur, Mokama and Puducherry.


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