Consolidated and revised guidelines regarding Vigilance Policy for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs): DPE O.M. dated 22.07.2025

Consolidated and revised guidelines regarding Vigilance Policy for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs): DPE O.M. dated 22.07.2025

सं. F.No.15 (2)/2001-DPE (GM)
भारत सरकार Government of India
वित्‍त मंत्रालय Ministry of Finance
लोक उद्यम विभाग Department of Public Enterprises

Public Enterprises Bhawan
Block 14, Lodhi Road
New Delhi 110003.
Date 22nd July 2025

Office Memorandum

Subject: Consolidated and revised guidelines regarding Vigilance Policy for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).

Ref:

1. DPE OM No. 15(6)/98(GL-008)/GM Dated 1st September, 1998
2. DPE O.M. No.15(7)/98(GL-009)/GM Dated 25th September, 1998
3. DPE O.M. No. 24(4)/99(GL-023)/DPE(GM) Dated 29th May, 2000
4. DPE O.M. No. 15(3)/2003-DPE(GM)/GL-48 Dated 8th October, 2003
5. DPE O.M. No. 15(7)/2002-DPE(GM)/GL-50 Dated 15th December, 2003
6. DPE O.M. No. 15(7)2002-DPE(GM)-GL-96 Dated 11th August, 2009
7. DPE OM No. 15(1)/2010-DPE (GM) dated 11th March, 2010
8. DPE OM No. 15(1)/2010-DPE (GM) dated 12th April, 2010
9. DPE OM No. 15(1)/2010-DPE (GM) dated 11th May, 2011
10. DPE OM No. 15(1)/2010-DPE (GM) dated 25th January, 2017
11. DPE O.M. No. 15(1)2010-DPE(GM) Dated 11th December, 2017
12. DPE O.M. No. DPE-GM- 15(2)2001-DPE (GM)-FTS-2874 Dated 11th May, 2020
13. DPE O.M. No. 13(1)2020-FTS-11420 Dated 2nd February, 2024
14. DPE O.M. No. 15(2)2001-DPE(GM) Dated 29th July, 2024
15. DoPT OM No. 104/33/2024-AVD-IA Dated 9th October, 2024

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) had earlier¹ issued consolidated and revised guidelines regarding Vigilance Policy for CPSEs vide OM of even number dated 29th July, 2024, followed by a corrigendum dated 13th November 2024. However, in light of the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) OM dated 9th October 2024, certain provisions of DPE guidelines require further modifications. Accordingly, with the approval of the competent authority, the guidelines are further consolidated and revised as follows:

1. Model vigilance structure for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)²

The Government having expressed its concern to tackle corruption and make the functioning of investigating and vigilance agencies more independent, effective, credible, and prompt, entrusted the Department of Administrative Reforms (AR) & Public Grievances (PG) to conduct a study on vigilance set up in respect of CPSEs. The study observed that the nature of functions and operations of CPSEs is different, dissimilar, and largely of a heterogeneous type. Nevertheless, it is stated that the vigilance division in CPSEs by and large deals with investigations, disciplinary proceedings, anti- corruption work, preventive vigilance and in some cases technical and audit work and all vigilance units in the CPSEs should have adequate personnel to carry out all these functions. The study concluded that it would be impractical to recommend a uniform vigilance set up for all CPSEs but emphasized the need for a vigilance setup in each CPSE to have the desired manpower requirements of skilled and trained vigilance personnel and recommended the following model of vigilance set up for the CPSEs as a broad guideline to be adopted with such modifications as may be appropriate to their requirement:

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