Chandigarh,30.10.23-In compliance to the Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi guidelines to observe Vigilance Awareness Week from 30th October to 5th November 2023, the observance started in PGIMER, Chandigarh with the commencement of taking the Integrity Pledge. The Director, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh has administered the Integrity Pledge to its employees at Kairon Administrative Block, the Medical Superintendent, PGI at the Nehru Hospital and all the Heads of the departments at their respective departments on 30th October, 2023 at 11.00 AM. In addition to above to facilitate the staff working in Emergency and who could not join physically to take the Integrity Pledge, an online facility was created to take the pledge through online mode.

As a prelude to Vigilance Awareness Week 2023, the Commission has also desired that all organizations may undertake some preventive vigilance measures. The Vigilance Cell, PGI has placed 50 bilingual boards of Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers (PIDPI) Resolution 2004 at prominent places and departments of the Institute for awareness building about PIDPI.