Central Vigilance Commission
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The Central Vigilance Commission is India’s apex anti-corruption body responsible for overseeing vigilance administration and advising the government on integrity and probity in public services.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Central Vigilance Commission Context triple: [Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, worksWith, Central Vigilance Commission]
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A.
National Accountability Bureau
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Finance Commission of India
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C.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the constitutional authority responsible for auditing all receipts and expenditures of the Government of India and the state governments to ensure accountability and transparency in public finances.
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D.
Commission on Audit
The Commission on Audit is the Philippines’ independent constitutional body responsible for examining, auditing, and settling all accounts and expenditures of the government and its agencies.
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E.
Intelligence Bureau
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central Vigilance Commission Target entity description: The Central Vigilance Commission is India’s apex anti-corruption body responsible for overseeing vigilance administration and advising the government on integrity and probity in public services.
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A.
National Accountability Bureau
The National Accountability Bureau is Pakistan’s principal anti-corruption agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting financial and administrative misconduct by public officials and institutions.
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B.
Finance Commission of India
The Finance Commission of India is a constitutional body that recommends how tax revenues should be shared between the central government and the states, helping shape the country’s fiscal federalism.
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C.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the constitutional authority responsible for auditing all receipts and expenditures of the Government of India and the state governments to ensure accountability and transparency in public finances.
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D.
Commission on Audit
The Commission on Audit is the Philippines’ independent constitutional body responsible for examining, auditing, and settling all accounts and expenditures of the government and its agencies.
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E.
Intelligence Bureau
The Intelligence Bureau is India’s domestic intelligence and internal security agency responsible for counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and gathering internal security-related information.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anti-corruption agency
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statutory body ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthority | President of India ⓘ |
| composition |
Central Vigilance Commission
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surface form:
Central Vigilance Commissioner
Vigilance Commissioners ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1964-02 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| function |
advising on systemic improvements to reduce corruption
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conducting vigilance awareness campaigns ⓘ promoting integrity and probity in public life ⓘ reviewing progress of investigations into corruption cases ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | India ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
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| independenceGuarantee | removal procedure similar to that of a Supreme Court judge for the Central Vigilance Commissioner ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 ⓘ |
| motto | Promoting Integrity in Governance ⓘ |
| notUnderJurisdiction |
private sector employees
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state government employees ⓘ |
| origin | recommendations of the Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption ⓘ |
| oversees | Chief Vigilance Officers in central government organizations ⓘ |
| power |
advise on disciplinary proceedings against public servants
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call for reports from central government organizations on vigilance matters ⓘ inquire or cause inquiry into offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, involving central government employees ⓘ issue guidelines on vigilance and anti-corruption measures ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
advising the Government of India on vigilance and anti-corruption matters
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apex vigilance institution in India ⓘ oversight of vigilance administration in central government organizations ⓘ |
| recommendationBodyForAppointments | committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Home Affairs, and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| responsibility |
exercising superintendence over the functioning of the Central Bureau of Investigation in corruption cases
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monitoring vigilance activities of autonomous bodies under the central government ⓘ monitoring vigilance activities of central government ministries ⓘ monitoring vigilance activities of public sector banks ⓘ monitoring vigilance activities of public sector undertakings ⓘ |
| sectorCoverage |
Autonomous and statutory bodies under the central government
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Union government ministries of India ⓘ
surface form:
Central Government Ministries and Departments
Indian public sector undertakings ⓘ
surface form:
Central Public Sector Enterprises
Public Sector Banks and Insurance Companies ⓘ |
| shortName | CVC ⓘ |
| submits | annual report on its activities to the President of India ⓘ |
| tenureOfCentralVigilanceCommissioner |
4 years
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until attaining the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier ⓘ |
| website | https://cvc.gov.in ⓘ |
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Subject: Central Vigilance Commission Description of subject: The Central Vigilance Commission is India’s apex anti-corruption body responsible for overseeing vigilance administration and advising the government on integrity and probity in public services.
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this entity surface form:
Central Vigilance Commission (for administrative matters)
Central Vigilance Commission
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Central Vigilance Commission
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this entity surface form:
Central Vigilance Commissioner
Central Vigilance Commission (in personnel and vigilance policy matters)
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Central Vigilance Commission
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subject surface form:
Central Vigilance Commission
this entity surface form:
Central Vigilance Commissioner
this entity surface form:
Central Vigilance Commission (in corruption cases)