Vigilance Awareness Week-2024 Inaugurated At NLC India Limited

Neyveli, Oct 29 The Inaugural function of the Vigilance Awareness Week 2024, being observed by NLC India Limited in line with the directions of the Central Vigilance Commission, was heldon 28.10.2024 at Lignite Hall, Neyveli.

NLC India Limited is observing the Vigilance Awareness Week 2024 from 28.10.2024 to 03.11.2024 on the theme “Culture of Integrity for Nation’s Prosperity”.

Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLCIL, inaugurated the Vigilance Awareness Week 2024. Shri Samir Swarup, Director (HR), Dr. Prasanna Kumar Acharya, Director (Finance) andandShriAppakannu Govindarajan, IPoS, Chief Vigilance Officer, graced the occasion.

Prior to the inaugural function, an Integrity Rathsymbolizing anti-corruption was flagged off by Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLCIL to create awareness among the public. An Integrity Pledge in Tamil, Hindi and English were then administered to the participants. To mark the Inauguration function, the traditional lamp was lit by the CMD, Functional Directors, CVO and Executive Director (Contracts). Additionally, Integrity Clubs at schools in Neyveli were launched, which would consist of school students and teachers as members to foster an ethical future generation. About 13 schools in Neyveli received laminated Integrity Club portraits as inaugural tokens.

CVO/NLCIL, in his address,said that to achieve our vision for 2047, we should follow necessary guidelines of the government.He said that Vigilance Awareness Week was a continuous effort, extending beyond NLCIL employees by involving all the stakeholders such as the public, students, and teachers. He outlined various activities carried out in the campaign period that included workshops, Stamp design by Rangoli, and various competitions, and also added upcoming events including interactions with vendors and contractors and walkathon. CVO also unveiled NLCIL Vigilance’s vision statement, focusing on integrity, transparency, fairness, accountability and emphasising preventive Vigilance.

Delivering the presidential address, Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, paid tributes toSardarVallabhbhai Patel, whose birth anniversary is celebrated as Vigilance Awareness Week, honoring his commitment to integrity. Reflecting on the event’s theme, he emphasized the importance of integrity and shared NLCIL’s vision of expansion of production capacity multifold.

He also highlighted NLCIL’s commitment to core values and commended the Stamp Design by Rangoli competition, an initiative that nurtures students’ general focus towards integrity.The CMD reiterated the Prime Minister’s message that the 150th birth anniversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel will be commemorated over the next two years.

While A. Eranian, Chief General Manager, Vigilance, welcomed the gathering, A. Anbazhagan proposed a Vote of Thanks.