S. Rajeev - Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner

August 12 , 2026 20 hrs 0 min 9 0

The President of India authorized Vigilance Commissioner A. S. Rajeev to act as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
He succeeded Praveen Kumar Srivastava, whose tenure ended on that date.
A notification from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions was issued in this regard.
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was set up as an executive body by the Government of India Resolution on 11 February 1964.
It was on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by K. Santhanam.
It aims to address governmental corruption.
In 2003, the Parliament enacted a law conferring statutory status on the CVC. It has the status of an autonomous body, free of control from any executive authority.
It was charged with monitoring all vigilance activity under the Central Government of India, advising various authorities in central Government organizations in planning, executing, reviewing, and reforming their vigilance work.
The CVC is not an investigating agency: the only investigation carried out by the CVC is that of examining Civil Works of the Government.