(a) Mass Contact
Areas: The corruption prone mass contact areas are booking and
reservation counters, luggage and parcel offices, goods sheds and trains
where common public comes in contact with non-gazetted officials
mainly.(Performance and tables)
(b) Corruption
in other than mass contact areas: The following areas other than mass
contact have been identified corruption prone involving both gazetted
and non-gazetted railway officials.
(i) Traffic
Undercharge
(ii) Award and
execution of works contracts
(iii) Award
and execution of supply contracts
(iv) Recruitment
and Selections
(v) Miscellaneous – Misuse of delegated or discretionary powers
(vi) Scrap Disposal
(i) Intensify
checks at reservation officers, booking counters, parcel and goods
booking offices and other such offices which deal with the public not
only by Vigilance Organization but also by officers of the concerned
departments.
(ii) Keeping a watch on the working of officials of doubtful
integrity.
(iii) System improvements and procedure amendments to improve
transparency and reducing possibility of corruption/leakage of revenue.
(iv) Investigation
of complaints alleging corruption/leakage of revenue.
(v) Stringent
exemplary action against those found guilty of corruption.
(vi) Educating
and training of senior officers in the matter of tenders and contracts.
(vii) Implement rotational transfers of officials posted on
sensitive seats to prevent the staff from developing unholy nexus.
(viii) Delegate more powers to field organizations to enable speedy
decisions as delay breeds corruption.
(ix) Seeking assistance of the public not to succumb to their desire
of achieving favours by greasing palms of corrupt staff and instead
bringing up such matters to the notice of Vigilance Organization of E.C.
Railway.