Govt expands anti-graft cell
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 26 2022:
The state government has re-constituted the Anti-Corruption Cell in the office of the chief minister and expanded it to a public grievance redressal platform 'Public Grievance Redressal and Anti-Corruption Cell' .
As per a notification, the state government with an aim towards making Manipur Corruption-free', had recently reconstituted the Anti-Corruption Cell' in the CMO with an officer not below the rank of administrative secretary assigned as officer in-charge of the Cell.
This Anti-Corruption Cell' will receive and act on complaints of corruption against public servants, filed by the general public.
The public can submit their complaints through multiple means, including CM da Haisi' platform, phone call, messages, written complaint, etc.
The Cell will transfer actionable complaints to the competent authority and necessary action will be initiated by authority concerned within 24 hours, it stated.
The release mentioned that the Cell will not only receive and act on complaints of corruption against public servants, but also hear public grievances on the delivery of public services.
A dedicated online portal will also be developed for the purpose, through which the public can submit their complaints and grievances.
This portal will also be used to monitor the action taken on the public complaints and grievances, it emphasised.
The releases also conveyed that the complaints and grievances submitted, and the action taken will be monitored regularly by the 'Public Grievance Redressal and Anti-Corruption Cell' .
Regular monitoring and review will also be done at various levels including at the level of the chief minister.
The phone numbers where public can file their complaints are CM da Haisi': 9534795347; Anti-Corruption Cell: 18003453877 and the dedicated mobile number of Anti-Corruption Cell: 9402150000, it further informed.