Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption. In 2003,the Parliament enacted a law conferring statutory status on the CVC. It has the status of an autonomous body,free of control from any executive authority,charged with monitoring all vigilance activity under the Central Government of India,advising various authorities in central Government organizations in planning,executing,reviewing,and reforming their vigilance work.
Kundapur Vaman Kamath is the current Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services and the former chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries,previously he has also served as the Chairman of Infosys Limited,the second-largest Indian IT services company,and as the Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank. Kamath also served as ICICI Bank's founder and Managing Director and CEO from 1 May 1996 until his retirement from executive responsibilities on 30 April 2009.
IndusInd Bank Limited is an Indian financial services headquartered in Mumbai (Maharashtra). IndusInd Bank was inaugurated in April 1994 by then Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
Prashant Bhushan is an Indian public interest lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He was a member of the faction of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement known as Team Anna which supported Anna Hazare's campaign for the implementation of the Jan Lokpal Bill. After a split in IAC,he helped Team Anna form the Aam Aadmi Party. In 2015,he made several allegations against the party's leadership,its functioning and its deviation from the core ideology,values and commitments. He is one of the founders of Swaraj Abhiyan and Sambhaavnaa,an Institute of Public Policy and Politics.
Prakash Keshav Javadekar is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as the Minister of Environment,Forest and Climate Change from 30 May 2019 till 7 July 2021,precisely from 26 May 2014 till 5 July 2016.
Polayil Joseph Thomas is a 1973 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Kerala cadre. He was appointed as the 14th Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India,in an appointment that came under Supreme Court's review and later to be annulled by court as "non-est" in law. The appointment and the subsequent quashing led to several public debates with regard to the eligibility criteria for CVC's appointment,judicial activism,as well as the role played by mainstream media to hide several key facts that could establish his otherwise unblemished record in the civil services.
The India Rejuvenation Initiative is an Indian anti-corruption organization formed by a group of retired and serving bureaucrats. IRI raises issues affecting common people. Started in the year 2005 by a group of people drawn from all walks of life,IRI focussed its attention towards corruption prevalent at the top echelons of Indian polity.
Pradeep Kumar is a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer,1972 batch,of the Haryana cadre,who served as Defense Secretary,in the Ministry of Defence,Government of India,for a term of two years,from August 2009 to July 2011. He succeeded Vijay Singh,IAS,1970 batch,who,on superannuation,was appointed as member of the UPSC. In July 2011,on superannuation,he was appointed as chief vigilance commissioner of India.
The Chairperson,Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is the senior-most IRS (IT) civil servant in the Government of India. The Chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is the Special Secretary to the Government of India and also cadre controlling authority of the Indian Revenue Service.
Sharad Kumar is a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer,who is Vigilance Commissioner of the Central Vigilance Commission and former Director General (DG) of National Investigation Agency. On superannuation he was employed,in the same post,on contract for period of one year. As a contractor,he is not bound by the All India Service rule norms.
R Sri Kumar is a vigilance commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission,India. He assumed the role on September 8,2010.
Rajiv Mehrishi was born on 8 August 1955 in Rajasthan. He was the 13th Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) and Vice Chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors. He is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1978 batch belonging to the Rajasthan cadre.
Janki Vallabh was an Indian career banker who served as the Chairman of State Bank of India from 1 November 2000 to 31 October 2002. He was also a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.
Theetta Parambil Senkumar(born 10 June 1957) is an Indian lawyer and retired police officer in the Indian Police Service. He served as the State Police Chief of Kerala.
Sivan Kailasavadivu is an Indian aerospace engineer who served as the Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) and Space Commission. He has previously served as the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
Alok Kumar Verma is a former Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in India,who also served as Commissioner of Delhi Police and Director General of Tihar Jail. A 1979 batch IPS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories cadre,Verma has over 39 years of experience in the Indian Police Service (IPS).
Rakesh Asthana is a retired Indian police office from the Indian Police Service (IPS). He was on the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI). In July 2021,he was appointed as Police Commissioner of Delhi. He retired on 31 July 2022 after an extension of 1 year.
Pratyush Sinha is a retired Indian bureaucrat and civil servant. He served as the Central Vigilance Commissioner of India from 2006 to 2010.
Arvind Kumar,a 1984 (37RR) batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS officer,is the former Director of the Intelligence Bureau. The Director of the Intelligence Bureau is the senior-most ranked IPS officer. Post retirement,he is appointed as Vigilance commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
Sushil Chandra is a 1980 batch IRS (IT) officer. He was the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He previously served as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
