Cidco is a breeding ground of corruption, as Vigilance Department is in deep slumber
Anti-corruption measures started in 2015 by the then trio -- Bhatia, Radha and Sarvade turn nought due to inactive officials Navi Mumbai, October 5, 2021: It was in March 2015 that the then first Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Cidco Dr Pradnya Sarvade launched a weblink and email ID: cvo@cidco.maharashtra.gov.in as a part of measures to eradicate corruption in the planning authority and to give easy access to public spirited citizens to bring the corrupt to books. Six years down, the present breed of officials in the vigilance department have rather resolved not to take cognizance of the emails to cvo@cidco.maharashtra.gov.in by residents pointing out corruption in certain departments. Not only this even the complaints of corruption lodged through the official Dakshata portal go unattended and the Right to Information (RTI) applications filed for seeking information about the vigilance department are not assigned to any officials for months. All these actions on part...