{"id":742,"date":"2024-02-26T17:16:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/project-vigilance.iitgoa.ac.in\/?page_id=742"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:07:40","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vigilance.goa.gov.in\/?page_id=742","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"742\" class=\"elementor elementor-742\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76ba7c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76ba7c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8ecea4\" data-id=\"d8ecea4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd40494 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd40494\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b12666 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b12666\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1333978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1333978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/vigilance.goa.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-From-2026-04-09-12-32-47.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1690\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vigilance.goa.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-From-2026-04-09-12-32-47.png 653w, https:\/\/vigilance.goa.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-From-2026-04-09-12-32-47-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/vigilance.goa.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-From-2026-04-09-12-32-47-650x144.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d3208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d3208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #215868;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">SERRA BUILDING,<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #215868;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">NEAR<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #215868;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">ALL<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #215868;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">INDIA<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #215868;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">RADIO,<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #215868;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">ALTINHO-PANAJI,<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #215868;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">GOA-403<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #215868;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">001<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #943634;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Working Hours: 9.30 A.M. to 5.45 P.M.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e5643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e5643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Directorate of Vigilance was set up on 10\/4\/1979. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The main function of the Directorate of Vigilance is to cause enquiries\/investigations into the complaints against the Government servants and employees of Public Sector Undertakings as well as Autonomous Bodies containing allegation of involvement in corruption, lack of integrity and gross misconduct etc. It also renders advice to various Disciplinary Authorities on the issues concerning disciplinary proceedings against the delinquent Government servants. To ensure that effective Preventive Vigilance administration mechanism is in place in all the Government Departments, Autonomous Bodies, Public Sector Undertakings etc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53379e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53379e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7ef89b\" data-id=\"a7ef89b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fbf0b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"7fbf0b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"> <div class=\"tmm tmm_746\"><div class=\"tmm_1_columns tmm_wrap tmm_plugin_f\"><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_photo tmm_pic_746_0\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/vigilance.goa.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dr-Pramod-Sawant.jpg); margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; background-size:cover !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Dr. Pramod<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Sawant<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Hon'ble Chief Minister<\/div><div class=\"tmm_desc\" style=\"text-align:\"><p>Minister In Charge of the Department, Telephone : 0832-2419841 Fax : 0832-2419846<\/p><\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"tmm_columns_containers_desktop\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_photo tmm_pic_746_1\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/vigilance.goa.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cvo.jpg); margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; background-size:cover !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Dr. Candavelou,<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">IAS<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Chief Secretary (Govt. of Goa)\/ Chief Vigilance Officer<\/div><div class=\"tmm_desc\" style=\"text-align:\">Administrative Secretary, Telephone : 0832-2419402<\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><\/div><span class=\"tmm_columns_containers_desktop\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Shri. Amarsen<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">W. Rane<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Director (Vigilance) <\/div><div class=\"tmm_desc\" style=\"text-align:\">Head of the Department<\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"tmm_columns_containers_desktop\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Mrs. Maya<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Pednekar<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Additional Director (Vigilance-I) <\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><\/div><span class=\"tmm_columns_containers_desktop\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Shri Rajan<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Nigalye<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Superintendent of Police (ACB) (Vigilance)<\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SERRA BUILDING,NEAR ALL INDIA RADIO,ALTINHO-PANAJI,GOA-403 001 Working Hours: 9.30 A.M. to 5.45 P.M. The Directorate of Vigilance was set up on 10\/4\/1979. 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