About Us

The Vigilance Department is the arm of the government entrusted with the task of eradicating corruption and upholding the purity of administration. It originated as a wing of Political (General) Department in 1946, it was renamed as Anti Corruption Department. In course of time, it became a Cabinet (Vigilance) Department, under the Cabinet Co-ordination Department, Finally in Department of Vigilance come into existence as an independent Department. Its Office is located at Soochna Bhawan, Near New Secretariat.

Vision

It has a broad spectrum of deriving effective modalities to keep watch over the corrupt practices of Government servants. Apart from legal measures, the department is making effort to sensitize people for raising their voice against corruption. The department has realized that without the co-operation of the society, legal measures, alone are not enough. The department is seriously concerned about speedy trail of the accused and speedy disposal of complaint petitions, so that, the people may feel that Vigilance Department functions as the eyes and ears of the Government and it shall not allow misuse of govt. fund meant for development and for the welfare of the people. It is also examining the suitability of the prevailing laws related to Vigilance.

Key Contacts

Vigilance Department 4th Floor, Suchana Bhawan Opp. New Secretariat, Patna-800015
Sri Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, I.A.S. Principal Secretary .

0612-2232630
svccvd@nic.in

2232704
Shri Alok Raj, I.P.S. D.G. Vigilance Investigation Bureau

0612-2217238
spvig-bih@nic.in
Shri NAYYER HASNAIN KHAN, I.P.S. A.D.G. Special Vigilance Unit

0612-2506253
svu.patna-bih@nic.in
Shri.Ashok Kumar Jha ,B.E.S Engineer-in-Chief. Technical Examiner Cell.

0612-2535001
Smt. Anju Singh ,B.J.S Joint Secretary(LAW)

0612-2231343
Sri. Rama Shankar,BAS Joint Secretary

0612-2232630
Shri A. K. Thakur, BES OSD

0612-2232630
Susri. Daisy Irani,BAS OSD

0612-2232630
Shri Chitranjan Prasad Public Grievance Redressal Officer

8554444237
vigdeptpgro@gmail.com