CVC plans to take Aadhaar's help to detect bureaucratic corruption
What's the story
The Central Vigilance Commission today said since Aadhaar was being made mandatory for numerous financial transactions and property deals, it could be used effectively in tracking the ill-gotten wealth of corrupt bureaucrats.
The anti-corruption watchdog was optimistic that information made available through PAN and Aadhaar cards could help it check if financial deals carried out by the cardholder were within his or her means.
Procedure
We have prepared a concept paper: CVC KV Chowdary
Central Vigilance Commissioner KV Chowdary said, "We have prepared a concept paper."
"The idea is to prepare some kind of an operational procedure and if possible some kind of software so that once it is decided to investigate X, Y or Z, we can connect in a seamless manner with other departments to get the necessary details (regarding the person) using Aadhaar," he added.
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CVC Chowdary speaks on collecting data about financial transactions
KV Chowdary said data about financial transactions, including those related to immovable properties and shares. were available in various domain areas of Income Tax authorities, registration departments or Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), and other government agencies.
Data access
Investigating agencies earlier didn't have easy access to such data
With Aadhaar being made mandatory for some financial transactions, Chowdary said it would be in a position to get data from a few centralized agencies and use the information for the purpose of determining a transaction made by an individual and to probe Disproportionate Assets (DA).
The CVC said CBI and other investigating agencies earlier did not have easy access to such data.
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CVC Chowdary on importance of the data access
"Now that the data is available and it is very valuable, it needs to be leveraged. This data...will give a much better picture of receipt, expenditure, and investments of an officer," said Chowdary, who headed the IT Department before taking over as the CVC chief.
Investigation
Will take every possible step to weed out corruption: Chowdary
Chowdary expressed the resolve to take every possible step and route to weed out corruption in line with PM Modi's vision for a corruption-free nation and war against black money.
He said the human aspect, such as individuals and auditors' role in the PNB scam, showed that investigation needs to look at the use of technology for misdeeds and for covering them up.