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Odisha govt targets corruption with preventive vigilance drive

Bhubaneswar, Sep 11 (UNI) Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja today emphasised the need for strengthening vigilance administration with focus on adoption of ‘Preventive Vigilance’, saying that mere punitive action is not sufficient.
The root causes of corruption must be systematically eliminated through administrative, legal, social, economic and educational measures, Ahuja said in a letter addressed to all Additional Chief Secretaries, all Principal Secretaries, Director General, Vigilance Directorate, Secretaries of all departments, Revenue Divisional Commissioners and Collectors.
The Chief Secretary stated that the state Government is committed to clean, transparent, and citizen-centric governance.
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