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Activity Report on Vigilance Awareness Week – 2020

Name of the Organisation: Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560064

A. INTEGRITY PLEDGE:

TABLE – 1 : Integrity Pledge

Total no. of employees who have

undertaken e-pledge

Total No. of customers who

have undertaken e-pledge

Total no. of citizen who have

undertaken e-pledge

250 NA NA

B. ACTIVITIES/EVENTS ORGANISED WITHIN THE ORGANISATION

TABLE-2 : Conduct of competitions

Name of the

State

City/Place Specify Program

(Debate/Elocution /Panel

discussion etc.)

No. of participants Whether copy of award

winning activities

attached

Karnataka Bangalore

Essay writing 07 Yes

Quiz

23 -(Preliminary round) Yes

08 - (Final round)

TABLE – 3 : Other Activities

Sl. No. Activities Details

1. Distribution of

Pamphlets/Banners

Vertical Banners - 05, Horizontal Banners – 10 & Posters - 10

2. Conduct of

Workshop/

sensitisation

programmes

The following Online Lectures were organised to spread the vigilance

awareness amongst the officials of RWF.

1) “Awareness & Vigil on Cyber Crime” by Shri K Venkateshmurthy, Director/DSCI, Bangalore, on 28/10/2020.

2) “Common Mistakes while dealing Stores Tenders” by CVO/RWF on 29/10/2020.

3) “Vig Aspects in Govt. working” by Shri. Thomson Jose, HOB & SP/CBI on 02/11/2020.

3. Issue of

Journal/News letter

Digital Vigilance E-Bulletin – 2020 was released on 02/11/2020 by

GM/RWF.

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4. Any other activities 1) A short film named “SURRENDER” was prepared by RWF/Artists keeping in mind the theme “Vigilant India-Prosperous India” assigned by CVC, having 20 minutes duration was screened at RWF Meeting Room

in the presence of GM, PHODs & HODs. This short film is uploaded in

YouTube and RWF website appreciated by one and all (Youtube link

https://youtu.be/Olp06ERbijE )

2) Two Video Skits giving a message of Corruption free environment

prepared by students of KV/RWF and also a mime video skit giving

similar type of message prepared by Bharat Scouts & Guides team/RWF

District were screened.

C. ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE ORGANISATION

Table 4: Mass Contact/visibility activities

Sl. No. Activities Details

1. Human Chains -

2. Marathons/Awareness Walks/Bicycle rallies -

3. Display of Banners/Posters etc 15/10

4. No. of Grievance Redressal camps held -

5. Use of Social Media Electronics medias like Whatsapp, Twitter,

Facebook, Intranet, E-mail, YouTube, SMS

service & Microsoft Teams were widely used

throughout the week to conduct/convey day-to-day

programmes to observe Vigilance Awareness

Week in RWF.

6. Any Other Activity Essay and Cartoon Competitions conducted

through online for Schools and Colleges.

Certificate and prizes were distributed to

Competition winners. Mementos were distributed

to Teachers and Lectures who have coordinated

for conducting the Programme successfully

Table-5: Involving students in Schools (online competitions)

Name of

State

Name of

city/village

Name of school Details of activities

conducted (date of activities

may also be mentioned)

No. of students

participated

Number of

Integrity

clubs set up

Karnataka Bangalore

1) Government

High School,

Yelahanka

1) Drawing competition

– 14/10/2020

05 -

2) Essay competition

- 14/10/2020

10 -

2) Kendriya

Vidyalaya,

RWF,

Yelahanka.

1) Drawing competition

– 09/10/2020

07 -

2) Essay competition

- 09/10/2020

12 ( Hindi 04 &

English – 08)

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3) Short video play

– 09/10/2020

04 -

3) Seshadripuram

High School,

Yelahanka.

1) Essay competition

- 05/10/20 to 10/10/20

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(Hindi - 15

English - 28)

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Table-6: Involving students in Colleges (Online competitions)

Name of State Name of

city/village

Name of Colleges Details of activities

conducted (date of

activities may also be

mentioned)

No. of

students

participated

Number of

Integrity

clubs set up

Karnataka Bangalore

1) BEL Composite

PU College,

Jalahallai

1) Drawing competition

– 16/10/2020

08 -

2) Essay competition

- 16/10/2020

10 -

2) Government

PU College,

Yelahanka

1) Drawing competition

– 15/10/2020

08 -

2) Essay competition

- 15/10/2020

07 -

3) Jnanajyothi

PU College,

New Town,

Yelahanka

1) Drawing competition

– 12/10/2020 to

22/10/2020

03 -

2) Essay competition

- 12/10/2020 to

13/10/2020

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(1 – Hindi &

3 – English)

-

Due to COVID-19, online competitions were conducted among College students. Entries

received through on-line on different dates.

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D. PHOTOGRAPHS AND MASS MEDIA

(Photos may kindly be sent along captions and also place & date of event)

SL

NO

Name of the activities held No. of

photos

Whether photos are in

sent in soft copy or hard

copy

If in soft copy,

number of

CDs attached 1 Administration of Integrity Pledge in

Rail Wheel Factory on 27/10/2020. 04 Hard copy (Pages 5-6)

1 CD

2 Still Photographs of Short film “SURRENDER” 07 Hard copy (Pages 7-10) 3 Essay competition held among employees

of RWF on 20/10/2020. 02 Hard copy (Page 11)

4 Quiz Competition held for employees

(Preliminary quiz – 19/10/2020

& Final quiz – 30/10/2020)

04 Hard copy (Pages 12-13)

5 “Awareness & Vigil on Cyber Crime” by Shri K Venkateshmurthy, Director/DSCI, Bangalore, on

28/10/2020

02 Hard copy (Page 14)

6 “Common mistakes while dealing Stores Tenders” by CVO/RWF on 29/10/2020

02 Hard copy (Page 15)

7 “Vig Aspects in Govt. working” by Shri. Thomson Jose, HOB & SP/CBI on 02/11/2020.

02

Hard copy (Page - 16)

8 Valedictory Function at Conference Hall, RWF on

02/11/2020 02 Hard copy (Page - 17)

9 Releasing of Vigilance e-Bulletin-2020 by

GM/RWF

01 Hard copy (Page - 18)

10 Prize Distribution to short film RWF Artists by

GM/RWF 04 Hard copy (Pages 18-20)

11 Prize Distribution by PCME/RWF to RWF District,

Bharat Scouts & Guides team for their Mime Video

Skit on Corruption

04 Hard copy (Pages 20-22)

12 Prize distribution by CVO/RWF to winners of Quiz

& Essay competitions 04 Hard copy (Pages 22-24)

13 Honoring of Principals, Lecturers & Teachers of

various Colleges & Schools with mementos &

prizes

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Hard copy (Pages 24 -28)

14 Publicity posters and banners 04 Hard copy (Pages 28 -30)

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Photographs of various events held during Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week –

2020 in Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bangalore and outside RWF

Organisational Activities:

1. Administration of Integrity Pledge near Admin, Portico, RWF on 27/10/2020

Shri. Rajiv Kumar Vyas, General Manger, Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore

Administering the Integrity Pledge to all the Officers, supervisors and staff

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Administration of Integrity Pledge by Shri. Arvind Srivastava,

Chief Vigilance Officer, Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore

Administration of Integrity Pledge by Shri. Madwesh,

Principal Chief Medical Officer, Railway Hospital, Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore

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2. Still Photographs of short film named “SURRENDER” by RWF/Artists

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3. Essay Competition for employees held at Admin, Conference Hall, RWF

on 20/10/2020

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4 Quiz Competition (Preliminary and final) for employees held at Admin,

Conference Hall, RWF on 19/10/2020 & 30/10/2020

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5. Online Lecture through Microsoft Teams on Cyber Crime by Shri. K.Venkateshmurthy, Director/DSCI on 28.10.2020.

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6. Online Lecture through Microsoft Teams “Common mistakes while dealing

Stores Tenders” by CVO/RWF on 29.10.2020

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7. Online Lecture through Microsoft “Vig Aspects in Govt. working” Teams by Shri.

Thomson Jose, HOB & SP/CBI on 02/11/2020.

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8. Valedictory Function at Conference Hall, RWF held on 02/11/2020

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9. Releasing of Vigilance E-Bulletin-2020 by GM/RWF

10. Prize Distribution to short film RWF Artists by GM/RWF

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11. Prize Distribution by PCME/RWF to Bharat Scouts & Guides team/RWF

District for their Mime Video Skit on Corruption

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12. Prize distribution by CVO/RWF to winners of Quiz & Essay Competitions

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13. Mementos distribution by CVI/RWF to Teachers of Govt. High School, Yelahanka

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14. Certificate/Mementos distribution by CVI/RWF to Principal & Lecturer of Govt. PU College, Yelahanka

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15. Certificate/Mementos distribution by CVI/RWF to Principal & Lecturer of Jnanajyothi PU College, Yelahanka

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16. Certificate/Mementos distribution by CVI/RWF to Principal of Sheshadripuram, High School, Yelahanka N.Town.

17. Certificate/Mementos distribution by CVI/RWF to Teacher of

Kendriya Vidyalaya/RWF, Yelahanka

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18. Certificate/Mementos distribution by CVI/RWF to Principal of BEL PU college

19. Publicity posters and banners

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Brief write up of activities conducted during observance of Vigilance Awareness Week –

2020 from 27/10/2020 to 02/11/2020

Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore observed Vigilance Awareness Week – 2020 from

27/10/2020 to 02/11/2020 with this year CVC’s theme “Vigilant India, Prosperous India -

सतर्क भारत, समृद्ध भारत”.

In order to commit ourselves to eradicate the corruption by way of Preventive and Punitive

measures including technology based initiatives in all aspects of working. All the officers,

supervisors and staff were intimated through WhatsApp messages/E-mails/SMSs about the

way in which the week was about to be observed. Various activities were organized in RWF

to promote probity in public life, adherence to ethics and to give utmost devotion to maintain

value based working system and expect all the staff to ensure the same in all areas under their

association.

While administering Integrity Pledge to all the officials and conducting competitions for

employees of RWF, strict safety measures such as maintaining of social distance and wearing

of Face mask as prescribed by MHA were observed to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Keeping in mind the severity of pandemic COVID-19, online competitions were conducted

amongst students of schools and colleges. The move was a great success and the response

was better than expectations.

As an austerity measure, prescribed by Ministry of Finance vide Office memorandum No.

F.No. 7(2) E.Coord/2020, dtd. 04.09.2020 some of the expenses has been cut down during

this year.

I. Organisational Activities:-

1. Administration of Integrity Pledge (27/10/2020)

Shri. Rajiv Kumar Vyas, General Manager, Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore, administered

the Integrity Pledge in Hindi followed by Shri Arvind Srivastava, CVO in English and by

Dr. Madhwesh, PCMO in Kannada to all the Officers, Supervisors and staff of Railway

Wheel Factory assembled near Admin Portico, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bangalore.

2. Short video film (02/11/2020)

As a part of Vigilance Awareness Week, a short video film “SURRENDER” ” was prepared by RWF/Artists keeping in mind the theme “Vigilant India-Prosperous India” assigned by CVC, this short film of about twenty minutes duration was screened at RWF

Meeting Room in the presence of GM, PHODs & HODs. This film was uploaded in

YouTube and well applauded by one and all. Two Video Skits giving a message of

Corruption free environment prepared by students of KV/RWF and also a mime video skit

giving similar type of message prepared by RWF District, Bharat Scouts & Guides team

were displayed.

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3. Competitions for Employees

i) Essay Competition

The Essay competition was held for RWF employees on 20/10/2020 duly following the

safety measures on Covid-19 as envisaged by MHA. The topic for this year essay was

“Ways to ensure and implement transparency and accountability in corruption prone areas in your view”. Seven employees took part in the competition. Best writers were

rewarded during valedictory function, VAW-20202.

ii) Quiz Competition

Preliminary round of quiz was conducted on 19/10/2020. 23 employees took part in the

competition. Out of this, eight were selected for the final quiz round.

The final round of quiz covering Departmental Rules, Schedule of Power Matters,

Disciplinary and Appeal Rules, General Knowledge and other matters related to RWF

production was conducted on 29/10/2020 duly following the COVID-19 pandemic

guidelines as prescribed by MHA.

4. Guest Lectures

i) “Awareness & Vigil on Cyber Crime” on (28/10/2020)

Shri Venkatesh, Director/DSCI, Bangalore was requested to deliver an online lecture

through MS Teams on “Awareness & Vigil on Cyber Crime”. The speaker covered

various aspects of cyber crimes, serious issue of cyber crimes, hacking of servers. Case

studies related to Frauds in IRCTC-Tatkal booking, Malpractices in the areas of Open

Tenders, Computer security etc. He had also thrown light on Digital evidence, Forensic

investigations and Law Enforcement inquiry. During, the speaker urged all participants to

be vigilant against cyber crimes. The subject was found very relevant by the participants.

ii) “Common mistakes while dealing Stores Tenders” on 29/10/2020

Shri Arvind Srivastava, CVO/RWF delivered an online lecture through MS Teams on

“Common mistakes while dealing Stores Tenders”. The Officer covered various

aspects of Involvement of agents in stores contracts, Salient provision of Indian Contract

Act & Salient provisions of Indian Penal Code. The subject was well educating and made

participants to be aware while dealing with Stores contracts.

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iii) “Vig Aspects in Govt. working” on 02/11/2020

A converse on “Vig Aspects in Govt. working” on 02/11/2020 by Shri Thomson Jose,

HOB/Superintendent of Police/Central Bureau of Investigation, Anti Corruption Cell,

Bangalore was arranged through MS Teams. His speech covered various materials like

Agreed list of Suspect Officers, Officers of Doubtful Integrity, Agreed list of points and

places of Corruption, Undesirable contact men, Joint surprise checks & Public help and

Co-Operation. The lecturer shared his experience with the participants and narrated few

cases from his service career in this regard. The program evoked lot of enthusiasm and

was widely appreciated by all.

5. Valedictory Function (02/11/2020)

The Valedictory function of Vigilance Awareness Week – 2020 was held at Conference

Hall, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, on 02/11/2020.

During the Valedictory function, Shri Rajiv Kumar Vyas, General Manager, Rail Wheel

Factory, Yelahanka, Bangalore, Chief Guest, honored the participants’ with the Memento

and Certificates in appreciation of their active participation and Co-operation.

Winners of various competitions & short film RWF artists held at Rail Wheel Factory

were suitably awarded with Cash prize and Certificates by GM, PCME and CVO.

i) Releasing of Digital Vigilance E- Bulletin - 2020

During the Valedictory day function, RWF Digital Vigilance E-Bulletin – 2020

containing Dos’ & Don’ts’, important CVC & Railway Board circulars, recent

system improvements suggested by Vigilance/RWF and Articles, Poems and

Cartoons contributed by employees of RWF was released by the General

Manager/RWF.

ii) Concluding address

Shri Arvind Srivastava, Chief Vigilance Officer welcomed the gathering and

informed the audience about the initiatives including several outreach activities

taken up by the Vigilance Department/RWF to spread the awareness about this

year’s theme of “Vigilant India - Prosperous India” under the auspices of Chief Vigilance Commission. He also highlighted the system improvements carried out

in RWF for ensuring transparency in all departments. Finally, he stated that

Vigilance Awareness Week helps to reaffirm people’s faith in integrity and ethics.

Shri Rajiv Kumar Vyas, General Manager, Rail Wheel Factory and Chief Guest

of the function while addressing the gathering, congratulated the Vigilance

Department for successfully executing the programme and reaching out to various

stake-holders and spreading awareness on the Central theme “Vigilant India -

Prosperous India”. He urged those present to be aware and vigilant against

corrupt practices. He also emphasized the need of all employees voluntarily

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obeying the rules and regulations in all walks of life. General Manager also

shared some important messages in this event.

6. Posters and Banners

Posters and Banners in trilingual were displayed at prominent places including main

entrance and inside the Factory premises to attract the attention of all officials of RWF.

Along with that highlight of date-wise programme banners were also positioned at the

entrance of Admin Portico and on and around factory for information of all.

Public, Social Media & Electronic Media

The Vigilance Awareness Week – 2020, Valedictory function in RWF was covered in E-

Bulletin and launched in RWF Website for all viewers. A soft copy of E-Bulletin in PDF

format attached herewith for kind information and further circulation.

To celebrate Vigilance Awareness week-2020, the available Electronic Medias like

WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, Intranet, E-mail, YouTube, SMS & Microsoft Teams

were widely used throughout the week to conduct/convey day-to-day programmes.

Outreach activities

Essay/Drawing Competitions

Considering the menace of Pandemic COVID-19, some of the schools and colleges

situated in and around Yelahanka were contacted and requested to conduct online

competitions amongst students.

In an effort to spread the message outside office, RWF requested 3 schools and 3 colleges

to conduct online competitions viz, Drawing and Essay writing competitions amongst

students. Main topics for the competitions were “Vigilant India, prosperous India” (for Essay Writing) and “Moral Values, Ethics and Good Governance Practices” (for Cartoon/Drawing) and “Eradication of corruption and Ill effect of corruption” (for short

video/Skit max.20 minutes).