New Delhi: 144 officials working in various central government departments have been penalized by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for their alleged involvement in corruption.
Of them, a maximum of 55 are working in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), 16 in Department of Telecommunications, 11 in Ministry of Railways and six each in Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, UCO Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, the CVC said in its performance report for September.
Five officials each working in Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Bank, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and four each in New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and State Trading Corporation of India have been recommended for imposition of penalty by the probity watchdog during the month, it said.
CVC has affected a recovery of Rs 1.64 crore after conducting technical examination of works carried out by five government organisations during the month.
