POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

(Corporate Vigilance Department)

Seminar on Corruption: Perspectives & the Way Ahead

8th & 9th December, 2006

Venue: Ghalib Hall, SCOPE, Core-8, SCOPE Complex, 7, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

8th December, 2006 (Friday)

TIME EVENT
0930-0932 Hrs  LIGHTING OF LAMP
 Shri S. Nandkeolyar, CVO,
0932-0937 Hrs  INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS
POWERGRID.
0937-0945 Hrs  WELCOME ADDRESS  Dr. R.P. Singh, CMD, POWERGRID.

0945-0950 Hrs  ADDRESS  Shri Gary Lewis, UNODC

 Shri Sankar Sen, IPS (Retd), Sr. Fellow
I.S.S
0950-1000 Hrs  INAUGURAL ADDRESS  Mr. Vijay Shankar, IPS, Director, CBI
 Shri S. Banerjee, IPS (Retd), Former
 ON THE DIAS DG of Police, Gujarat.

1000 - 1015 Hrs. TEA BREAK

1015 - 1145 Role of Ethics, Human Values & Prof. Ranjan Mitter, MODERATOR
Hrs. Integrity in working towards a IIM, Kolkata
corruption free society. 09831040697 Sh. Sankar Sen
IPS (Retd)
1145 - 1245 Corruption in PSU – An Insider’s Mr. Arvind Pande, IAS Sr. Fellow, ISS.
Hrs. Perspective – Setting the Tone. (Retd.), Former CMD,
SAIL
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1245 - 1300 Briefing on the formation of Mr. S. Banerjee, IPS (Retd.), Former DG of
hrs. Groups for Presentations & Police, Gujarat.
Recommendation. 9899189136

1300 - 1400 LUNCH

Hrs.

TECHNICAL SESSION-I (Use of Transparency in Curbing Corruption)

1400 - 1700 Transparency & Accountability and Mr. Balwinder Singh, MODERATOR
Hrs. use of Technology including e- IPS, Addl. Secretary,
governance for Curbing Corruption CVC. Hon. Dr.
 E-payment 24651017 (O), Justice G.C.
 E-tender/procurement 26226083 (R) Bharuka (Retd),
 E-governance Mr. D. Gupta, IAS, Sr. Chairperson, E-
 Fellow, ISS Committee,
Supreme Court
of India
1530 - 1545 Hrs. TEA BREAK

9th December, 2006 (Saturday)

TECHNICAL SESSION-II (Best Practices in Curbing Corruption)

TIME SUBJECT FACULTY

1000 - 1115 Best Practices for Curbing Mr. Ajit Joy, Project Co- MODERATOR
Hrs. Corruption - International ordinator, UNODC. Shri S Banerjee, IPS
Experience. (Retd.)
1115 - 1125 TEA BREAK
Hrs.
1130 - 1300 Best Practices for Curbing  Dr. N Bhaskar Rao, MODERATOR
Hrs. Corruption - Indian Experience. Chairman, CMS Shri S Banerjee, IPS
 Public Opinion Survey for  Mr. Venkatesh (Retd.)
evaluating extent of Nayak, CHRI
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corruption.
 Mr.
 RTI Act.
S.Ramachandran,
 Integrity Pact. GM (MM), ONGC

PRESENTATION BY GROUPS

1300 - 1345 Hrs. LUNCH

1345 – 1515 Discussions & Finalization of Presentation by the Groups.

Hrs. 1. Use of technology including E-governance to curb
corruption.
2. System reforms at the level of PSUs & Govt. to curb
corruption.
3. Use of social pressure groups - Media, NGOs etc. to
enhance transparency locally leading to corruption
free environment.
4. Transparency & Accountability in the functioning of
the PSUs.
1515 – 1530 Hrs. TEA BREAK

1530 - 1630 Presentation by the Groups. MODERATOR: Mr. N Vittal, IAS

Hrs. (Retd.), Former CVC.
1630 - 1700 Remarks by the Moderator. Mr. N Vittal, IAS (Retd.), Former
Hrs. CVC
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VALEDICTORY SESSION

TIME EVENT
1700 – 1705 Hrs  WELCOME TO CVC  Dr. R P Singh, CMD, POWERGRID
1705 – 1707 Hrs  ADDRESS  Mr. Gary Lewis, UNODC
1707 – 1715 Hrs  SUMMING UP OF PROCEEDINGS  Mr. Mr. Sankar Sen, IPS (Retd), Sr.
 VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Fellow I.S.S.
1715 – 1730 Hrs  Mr. Pratyush Sinha, IAS (Retd.),
 VOTE OF THANKS Central Vigilance Commissioner
1730 – 1735 Hrs  Shri S Nandkeolyar, IA&AS, CVO,
POWERGRID.