New Delhi: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Power Grid), a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, concluded the weeklong observance of Vigilance Awareness Week 2025 with a valedictory ceremony held at its Corporate Office in Gurugram. The event was graced by Trishaljit Sethi, Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), as the Chief Guest.
The ceremony was attended by Power Grid’s Board of Directors, including G. Ravisankar, Director (Finance); Yatindra Dwivedi, Director (Personnel); Naveen Srivastava, Director (Operations); Burra Vamsi Rama Mohan, Director (Projects); and Naveen Kumar, Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO).
Delivering the keynote address, Trishaljit Sethi highlighted the evolving role of the Central Vigilance Commission in the fight against corruption and underlined the transformation from punitive to preventive, participative, and predictive vigilance. She noted that the adoption of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning has enabled a proactive approach to vigilance and commended Power Grid’s efforts in promoting transparency and integrity across its operations.
As part of the event, the Chief Guest, along with Power Grid’s Board of Directors and CVO, launched PG MAS (Power Grid Mobile Attendance System), a GPS-enabled mobile attendance platform, and unveiled Candour, the in-house journal of the Power Grid Vigilance Department.
Aligning with this year’s theme, “Vigilance: Our Shared Responsibility,” Vendor Meets were organized across 135+ Power Grid locations. The Corporate Office event alone witnessed participation from over 120 vendors, providing a platform for direct interaction with the management to address queries and share feedback. Additionally, more than 20 capacity-building programmes and a seminar on “Sharing Best Vigilance Practices” were organised with participation from various Power CPSEs, fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration.
The valedictory ceremony marked the culmination of a three-month-long awareness campaign that began on August 18. The event concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Dy. CVO Rajesh Wadhwa.
For Power Grid, vigilance remains a continuous commitment, a collective effort by every employee to uphold transparency, accountability, and integrity in building a corruption-free India.
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