Port Blair, Nov 02: As part of the Vigilance Awareness Week-2023, IGNOU Regional Centre, Port Blair has organized a talk on sub theme Awareness building about Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers (PIDPI) resolution. On this occasion The Chief Guest and main speaker Col Aravind Varma, IPoS, Postmaster General, Andaman & Nicobar Islands delivered a lecture on the topic. In his address, Col Aravind Varma appealed to the staff and learners of the IGNOU to make a joint effort to eradicate corruption. Further he reiterated that this year vigilance awareness week is based on the theme Awareness building about Interest Disclosure Public and Protection of Informers (PIDPI) resolution is basically to create awareness in the public domain about the ill effects of corruption. The Chief Guest dwell upon at large about PIDPI in detail and also throw light on existing mechanism, if any complaint is made under PIDPI, the identity of the complaint is kept confidential and further the complaint is protected from victimization for making such complaints. Chief Guest also narrated examples of corruption in public life and appealed to the staff and learners to be vigilant and to maintain honesty and transparency in every sphere of their activities and to make collective efforts for the upliftment of the organization and contribute towards the development of the nation. Earlier Dr. RVR Murthy, Regional Director, IGNOU, RC, Port Blair welcomed the gathering and in his introductory remarks exhorted that eradication of corruption from every sphere of life by maintaining high quality of honesty and integrity. Vote of thanks proposed by Mrs. Swaraj Laxmi Bai, ASO, IGNOU.
A communication from the Regional Director, IGNOU, Regional Centre, Port Blair said.
On 2nd November a concluding programme was observed with the theme of Awareness building about Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers (PIDPI) resolution. As part of it the Chief Guest Col Aravind Varma, IPoS, Postmaster General, Andaman & Nicobar Islands has delivered a special lecture on vigilance Awareness.
In his address, Col Aravind Varma addressed the staff and students of the IGNOU and motivated everyone to make a joint effort to eradicate corruption. He reiterated that, this year vigilance awareness week is based on the theme Awareness building about Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers (PIDPI) resolution and that corruption can be prevented in the interest of professional life only by being vigilant. He motivated all employees to maintain honesty and transparency in every sphere of their activities, work for eradication of corruption from every sphere of life, be vigilant, make collective efforts for the upliftment of the organization and work towards the development of the nation.
A communication from the Regional Director, IGNOU, Regional Centre, Port Blair said.
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