Indian Railway Vigilance Manual – Amendment No. 9: Protecting bonafide decisions for Upright Governance and Organizational Interests 

Indian Railway Vigilance Manual – Amendment No. 9: Protecting bonafide decisions for Upright Governance and Organizational Interests

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2019/V4/IRVMIVI2,

New Delhi, Date:12.10.2023

The SDGMs/CVOs
All Zonal Railways/PUs

The CVOs
PSUs
DG RDSO/LKO
DG NAIR

CAO-COFMOW,
BELA, PLW

DIRECTORS: IRICEN; IRITM,
IRISET, IRMEE & IREEN

Sub: Amendment No. 09- Addition of Para 512.6- A of IRVM.

It has been decided by the Competent Authority to add Para 512.6 – A in Indian Railway Vigilance Manual (2018 edition) as per the enclosed Amendment No. 09.

DA: As above

(Vivek Varshney) :
Director Vigilance (Mech.)
Railway Board

Amendment No.09
Indian Railways Vigilance Manual 2018 

New Para 512.6 A has been inserted as below:-

The challenge before Vigilance organisation is to protect bonafide decisions from unnecessary harassment, so that a healthy environment is created in which upright officials can work fearlessly and corrupt officials are punished promptly.

Hence, Vigilance angle is not discernible in the following cases:

(a) Any bonafide commercial or operational decision aimed at promoting organizational interest/ease of doing business. The bonafide of the decision should be determined on the basis of the fact that overall organizational interest at the time of making such decision is established  under the prevailing circumstances and prescribed rules, regulations & instructions had been-folliowed in its implementation.

(b) Cases involving minor procedural flaws or operational/technical irregularities or administrative lapses without any malafide intention such as lack of supervision, negligence, lack of efficiency, failure to attain exemplary devotion to duty, insubordination, disobedience etc. Such irregularities have to be dealt with separately by administration as per its seriousness and impact on the organization.