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Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption

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Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption
State agency overview
Formed1964 (60 years ago) (1964)
JurisdictionTamil Nadu
Statusactive
HeadquartersDVAC Headquarters, No.293, MKN Road, Alandur, Chennai T.N. 600 016
State agency executive
  • Abhay Kumar Singh, IPS.[1], Director
Websitewww.dvac.tn.gov.in

Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption is an apex governmental body in Tamil Nadu to address governmental corruption. The Government of Tamil Nadu constituted this State Vigilance Commission headed by a Vigilance Commissioner in 1964.[2]

Main Functions

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  • Conduct enquiries into the allegations of corruption referred to by the State Vigilance Commission/Government.
  • Gather information and statistics to furnish the State Vigilance Commission
  • Enquire on the corruption complaints made on public servants.
  • Collect intelligence for detection of cases of bribery and corruption under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

e) Set Traps catch corrupt government servants while accepting the bribe.

Notable Cases

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Former Directors

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List of Directors.[7]

Directors Tenure
R.M.Mahadevan, IP., 22.04.1964 - 15.12.1967
M.Balakrishna Menon, IP., 16.12.1967 - 18.10.1971
E.L.Stracey, IP., 18.10.1971 - 02.01.1975
K.R.Shenai, IPS., 10.07.1975 - 30.06.1976
C.V.Narashimhan, IPS., 01.07.1976 - 30.04.1977
N.Kirshnaswami, IPS., 13.05.1977 - 31.08.1979
K.V.Subramanian, IPS., 07.12.1979 - 30.06.1980
C.V.Narashimhan, IPS., 01.07.1980 - 30.11.1983
V.R.Lakshmi Narayanan, IPS., 01.02.1984 - 24.01.1985
K.Radhakrishnan, IPS., 24.01.1985 - 12.04.1986
B.P.Rangasamy, IPS., 13.04.1986 - 31.03.1988
C.L.Ramakrishnan, IPS., 01.04.1988 - 30.11.1992
R.K.Raghavan, IPS., 10.01.1993 - 01.01.1999
S.Ganapathy, IPS., 13.01.1999 - 24.05.2001
B.P.Nailwal, IPS., 24.05.2001 - 20.09.2001
V.K.Rajagopalan, IPS., 20.09.2001 - 10.06.2002
G. Thilakavathi, IPS., 10.06.2002 - 05.03.2003
G.Nanchil Kumaran, IPS., 05.03.2003 - 20.05.2006
S.K.Upadhyay, IPS., 20.05.2006 - 20.05.2008
K.Natarajan, IPS., 20.05.2008 - 31.12.2008
K.Ramanujam, IPS., 01.01.2009 - 06.10.2009
Bholanath, IPS., 07.10.2009 - 20.05.2011
Dr.K.R.Shyam Sundar, IPS., 21.05.2011 - 26.05.2011
K.P.Magendhran, IPS., 08.06.2011 - 25.12.2011
T.K.Rajendran, IPS., 28.12.2011 - 19.09.2012
S.K.Dogra, IPS., 19.09.2012 - 31.12.2013
G.Venkataraman, IPS., (i/c) 01.01.2014 - 24.03.2017
M.N.Manjunatha, IPS., 24.03.2017 - 19.04.2018
Dr.K.Jayanth Murali, IPS., 30.04.2018 - 02.06.2019
Vijay Kumar, IPS., 03.06.2019 - 30.09.2020
Dr.K.Jayanth Murali, IPS., 30.09.2020 - 26.02.2021
Dr.P.Kandaswamy, IPS., 11.05.2021- 30.04.2023
Abhay Kumar Singh, IPS., 05.05.2023 F.N. - till date

Former Office bearers

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References

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  1. ^ "ADGP Abhay Kumar Singh to head DVAC". DT Next. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Formation of DVAC, Tamil Nadu". DVAC. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Disproportionate assets case: notice issued to DVAC". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Madras High Court bins acquittal of ex-min's PA in graft case". New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ "TN Minister Ponmudy acquitted in land grabbing case". New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ "DVAC raids 42 premises in TNPSC case". New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ "DVAC Directors - Timeline". DVAC. Retrieved 1 December 2023.