Bank of India Observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2024

Mumbai, 30 October 2024: Bank of India, a leading public Sector Bank, is observing Vigilance Awareness Week, from 28th October to 3rd November, 2024. This year, ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’ is being observed on the theme, ‘सत्यनिष्ठा की संस्कृति से राष्ट्र की समृद्धि’ “Culture of Integrity for Nation’s Prosperity”.

Shri Rajneesh Karnatak, Managing Director & CEO inaugurated the Vigilance Awareness Week-2024 on 28. 10.2024 by administering the Integrity pledge in Hindi to the executives in the Board Room of the Bank at its Head Office in the presence of Shri P R Rajagopal- Executive Director, Shri Subrat Kumar-Executive Director, Shri Rajiv Mishra – Executive Director and other Senior Executives. Shri Vishnu Kumar Gupta, Chief Vigilance Officer, administered the pledge in English. A booklet on “Case Studies'” and “Vigilance Reference Manual” was also released by the hands of top management.

On this occasion, the staff members of the bank, formed a human chain, in the Head Office premises, conveying message of Vigilance Awareness.

Bank of India is committed to cherished goals of transparency and accountability for its actions to customers, stakeholders and the society at large. As per the directives of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) the Bank will sensitise public about whistleblowing to expose corruption and focus on internal activities during the Vigilance Awareness Week.

Bank will also be organising grievance redressal camps for citizens and customers, apart from holding “Awareness Gram Sabhas” for bringing awareness in Gram Panchayats to sensitise citizens on the ill effects of corruption. Till date more than 5000 such Gram Sabhas have been organised by Bank of India.

Bank’s Vigilance Department along with the field functionaries had organised various

outreach activities like quiz, article writing, Rangoli, and slogan competitions for employees. Various social campaigns too had been rolled out to raise awareness on the issue. To spread awareness and focus on preventive vigilance, Walkathon is organized by Bank of India on 25. 10.2024 at BKC along with Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, BPCL.LIC and other PSBs/ PSUs where more than 1000 staffs participated.

Banners and posters are displayed across different locations to educate both external and internal stakeholders on the significance of the Vigilance Awareness Week.

Vigilance Awareness Week is observed every year during the last week of October in which birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31st October) falls. This awareness week campaign affirms Bank’s commitment to promotion of integrity and probity in public life through citizen participation.