Power Management Institute

(NTPC Limited)
Two-days training on “Preventive Vigilance”
On 13-14 August, 2020
Program opening: keynote speech, Secretary CVC (proposed)

Date : 13.08.2020
Day 1 Session Title Time

Session-1  Administration of the Vigilance e-Pledge

Link to website - https://pledge.cvc.nic.in/

 Preventive Vigilance – “A Conceptual Framework” 09:30-11:00

- Overview of Vigilance functions including evolution (1.5 hours)
- Punitive, Participative and Preventive Vigilance - Basic details
regarding NTPC Vigilance Function
- Examples of best practices both within India and outside India on
Preventive Vigilance
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 Film of Preventive Vigilance: Prepared by the Vigilance
Session-2 Commission for VAW-2018 may be screened. It is on the website of (11:30-12:45)
CVC (1.5 hours)
 Overview of Audit Mechanisms
 Overview of various tools of Preventive Vigilance
 Overview of relevant CDA Rules/Standing Orders
Lunch Break

Session-3  Case Study on Preventive Vigilance (best practices):- 02:15-03:45

- The organisation may invite expert persons from the relevant (1.5 hours)
sectors for a presentation on one case study of one PV initiatives
in the relevant sector
- Experience sharing (Group activity)
- The session may be kept interactive
(Maximum 10 participants in a group
Session-4 All participants to be a chance to share their experience) 04:00-:05:30
 Fraud Prevention Policy / Integrity Pact / Latest CVC Circulars (1.5 hours)

Date : 14.08.2020
Day 2 Session Title Time

Session-1 Group Discussion on Preventive Vigilance measures on the following topics 09:30-11:00
(indicative list) – (1.5 hours)
A. ETHICS
Ethical Dilemma – case study from working environment
B. Conflict of Interest – Linking with cases from India and abroad
C. Innovation – To be discussed via-avis some existing vigilance issue
with some concrete innovative solutions using technological
innovation
D. E-Governance
Process Re-engineering – Clearly highlighting the problem and define
how the process Re-engineering will streamline the process
E. Reducing discretion – Suggestive actions (with live examples –
adopted within India or abroad ) for reducing discretion in decision
making and their acceptability in the concerned organisation
F. Preventive Vigilance Best Practices – Discuss various best

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concerned organisation.
G. Transparency
- Discuss ways and means to bring transparency in the organisation
- Highlight some cases where through better transparency,
organisational functioning has been improved.
- Discuss the adaptability of such initiatives
H. Complaint Redressal Mechanism
- What are the general lacunae in the existing complaint redressal
mechanism
- The group can consider the different options to plug the loopholes
and suggest the alternatives to strengthen the complaint redressal
mechanism
I. Technology as an enabler
Leveraging technology – Case study on use of technology in the
government/organisation to be discussed and analysed

The organiser may divide the participants into 5-6 groups with maximum of 10
participants in each group and assign specific topic from above indicative list or
another topic specific to the organisation for the groups to discuss on –
(a) The group may identify bottlenecks in vertical which may make it
vulnerable to corruption or lack of transparency and efficiency in
implementation of schemes etc.
(b) Group may suggest preventive measures to plug the bottlenecks with
timeline

 Preparation of Presentation (11:30-12:45)

Session-2 (1.5 hours

Lunch Break

Session-3  6 groups to make a presentation before an expert panel with the 2 hours
time slotted for inclusion of question and answer session. (10 minutes
each and 10 minutes interaction)
Group 1 –
Group 2 –
Group 3 –
Group 4 –
Group 5 –
Group 6 –

 Experts may be taken from the organisation/training institution or from

Session-4 outside 1 hour

 Expert Panel to discuss Preventive Vigilance as a strategy

- The experts to provide general and specific comments on each group
presentation
- Way forward
 Debriefing of salient points to CVC by participants
 Program Closing: Guidance, observation and suggestions by CVC
(proposed)

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