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Glimpses of Vigilance Awareness Week 2015 Corporate Office, Noida

Contents :

1. Cvo’s desk 4

2. Editorial 5

3. observance of vigilance Awareness Week, 2015 6

4. Economic Development is not important than environment 12

5. vigilance is the responsibility of everyone in the society 14

6. CvC Circular 16

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VIGILANCE DEpArtmENtOIL INDIA LImItED

CVO’s Desk…

To believe in something and not to live it, is dishonest. — M.K. Gandhi

Froman essential ingredient of Good Governance has come to the forefront.

I am proud to say that the Vision of our company states that “OIL is a team committed to honesty, integrity, transparency and mutual trust creating employee pride”. The vision is co-created by all of us. It implies that each one of us is committed to achieve the vision. I call upon every one serving the organisation to rededicate themselves to the organizational goals and make OIL, a highly value based ethical company.

Anand Kumar, IPSChief Vigilance Officer

At the outset, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year.

This is the time we have to look back to our activities in the past and plan for the year to come. I am obliged to all the members of the organisation for their overwhelming support to our new initiatives related to Vigilance functions. Interactive sessions with the executives at Duliajan and Noida have given me enough confidence that every good corporate citizen of OIL is trying to maintain transparency and fairness in all types of business dealings.

As we all know that Oil exploration industry of our country is passing through a very challenging economic phase in the last few months and consequently we have to fight a lot for sustainability. At this critical juncture, GOOD GOVERNANCE has assumed prime efficacy and Preventive Vigilance,

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Editorial

The importance of Vigilance Function in an organisation gets strengthened when the top management of

the organisation has come in the forefront to lead the Vigilance Awareness campaign.

This was indeed a proud moment for OIL Vigilance team; when with great enthusiasm our respected

CMD sir along with other functional Directors, came forward to participate in the Cycle Rally, which

was organized for creating Vigilance Awareness during VAW’2015 at Corporate Office, NOIDA on 26th

October/2015.

As directed by CVC, at Corporate Office, NOIDA the week was started with the pledge taking ceremony

on 26th October/2015, followed by the Cycle rally covering a distance of nearly three kms. chanting

anti-corruption slogans. Various programs were also organized in all the spheres of OIL. A report on

the same is included in this issue of ‘InTouch’. With the overwhelming support from fellow Oil Indians,

the editorial team also came out with a special issue of ‘InTouch’ and inaugurated during VAW’15. Your

appreciation on the content of the issue has made us more responsible to do better in future.

With this January issue of ‘InTouch’ we take the opportunity to wish you all a very very happy

prosperous and cheerful New Year 2016.

“Be the change, you want to see in the world” — M.K. Gandhi

Editorial TeamAdvisor : Suresh Chandra GoswamiEditor : Rajumoni Saikia

Contact us at : [email protected] & [email protected]

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1.0 In Oil India Limited: The Vigilance Awareness Week for this year was observed at the various spheres of Oil India Limited, i.e. Registered Office & Field Head Quarters, Duliajan (Assam), Pipeline Head Quarters-Guwahati( Assam), Project Offices (at Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, and KGB Project at Kakinada), Branch Office at Kolkata, besides the Corporate Office, Noida. Programs conducted in these spheres are outlined as below:

2.0 Vigilance Pledge taking:

On 26th October, 2015, Vigilance Pledge was administered by Shri U.P. Singh, IAS, Additional Secretary (Exploration), MoPNG & CMD, OIL at Corporate Office, NOIDA and by the respective Administrative Heads at other work spheres / installations. Banners and Posters were displayed in the prominent places in and around the work premises at various spheres.

3.0 Various programs/competitions amongst employees, their spouses, children and students of schools & colleges:

Apart from the pledge taking, as part of the observance of Vigilance Awareness Week-2015, various other programs / competitions were organized befitting the occasion as under-

• CorporateOffice,Noida

On 26.10.2015:

During the inaugural function on 26th October 2015 at Corporate Office, in presence of Director(E & D)-Sri S. Mahapatra, Director(HR & BD)- Sri B. Roy and Sri A. Kumar- CVO, executives and employees of Corporate Office ; Pledge was administered by Sri U.P. Singh, CMD,OIL both in Hindi and English.

Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week’ -2015 in OIL India Limited

As a part of Vigilance Awareness Week observance, corporate Vigilance Team published a special issue of “InTouch”, the quarterly in-house journal was released by CMD, OIL. On the occasion, CMD, OIL, Director (E&D), Director (HR &BD) and CVO delivered their valuable speeches stressing upon the importance of observing the Week in the organization and invited everyone to take active part in various programmes, bringing awareness on vigilance matters at all levels and thus cultivating the culture of Transparency, Equity and Probity across the organisation while dealing with the stakeholders.

Immediately after the inaugural ceremony a ‘Cycle Rally’ was organized on Vigilance Awareness with themes such as “Shun Corruption, Save Nation” etc. The cycle rally was participated by Sri U.P. Singh, CMD,OIL with great enthusiasm along with the other functional Directors, CVO and employees of the Company. The cycle rally covered a distance of nearly 3 kms with slogans on anti-corruption to create awareness amongst general public in the area. More than sixty Executives and Unionized Employees participated and it covered the surrounding area of Sector -16A, Noida nearby the OIL Corporate Office.

On 27.10.2015:

To aware the employees / executives of OIL about the prevailing guidelines of CVC and also rules and regulations prescribed by OIL for operational convenience; a Quiz competition was organized amongst the executives and unionized employees. The response received was overwhelming and encouraging.

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On 28.10.2015:

An interactive session with CVO was organized in Corporate Office for face to face interaction with the executives. This type of program was organized for the first time at Corporate Office. During the interactive session, CVO had clarified /replied to the various queries raised by the Executives on Vigilance matters. The program ended with a very good note with all the Executives expressing their satisfaction for conducting such program. It was attended by around 60 executives of corporate office.

On 30.10.2015 :

On the spot painting competition was organized amongst School children of Ujala school for under privileged students at OIL Residential Complex at Sector-15A,Noida. Participation was very much encouraging; prizes were distributed at the end of the competition by senior members of Ladies Club, Noida.

On 01.11.2015 :

On the spot painting and Essay writing competition for the school children of OIL executives and employees was also organised at OIL residential complex at sector-15A and the response was encouraging.

• FieldHeadQuarter,Duliajan:

Vigilance Awareness Week – 2015 was observed at Field Head Quarter, Duliajan from 26th October to 31st October, 2015. During the week, various programs were organized to create awareness amongst the OIL employees, different sections of the stake holders & surrounding society.

The observance of the Week commenced with the pledge taking ceremony centrally at Nehru Maidan, Duliajan, on 26.10.2015. The week was

formally inaugurated by Sri J.K. Borgohain, Resident Chief Executive.

Considering the operational convenience, additionally, all the executives and employees also took pledge at their respective departments on 26th October, 2015.

The programs conducted during the week were of grand success.

The same are depicted as under:

On 26.10.2015 :

Inauguration and Cycle Rally:

Inaugurated of the week was done by Sri J.K. Borgohain, RCE, in presence of EDs, GGMs, GMs, HODs, CISF personnel, Senior OIL officials, representatives of OIEEA(the executive association) and OGEU (recognized union of the unionised employees). At the outset, the welcome address of the inaugural function was given by Head- Vigilance. The significance of Vigilance Awareness Week was well explained and the message from CVC on this occasion was read out. GM–Vigilance also spoke on the occasion and elaborated on the theme “Preventive Vigilance as a tool of Good Governance”. Resident Chief Executive spoke on the significance of the occasion and paid homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron man of India, with “Banti Prajjalan” (lighting of lamp). The event was followed by ‘Pledge Taking Ceremony’ and ‘Cycle Rally’. The Cycle Rally was flagged off by Sri J.K. Borgohain, RCE, in presence of the august gathering.

About one hundred and fifty participants from OIL Security Personnel, CISF Personnel and Members of Sports Academy, Duliajan etc. took part in the Cycle Rally. The Cycle Rally covered a distance about 15 kms with chanting of anti-corruption slogans to create vigilance awareness amongst the people in and around Duliajan Township.

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On 28.10.2015:

• Training by External Faculty on the topic “Preventive Vigilance as a tool of Good Governance ”at MTDC Auditorium, Duliajan (Target group – Young executives)

With the help of L& D (Learning and Development) Department training by External Faculty from Guwahati, Sri S.P. Kar, former IGP, Assam was organized. There were altogether 26 participants in the program. The training was highly appreciated by the participants. From the feedback received from the participants it has been observed that the training helped the participants to become aware about good governance and contribution of Vigilance in the growth of an organization.

• On the spot Essay competition amongst executives & unionized employees

On the spot Essay competition amongst executives & unionized employees was also held on 28.10.2015 at Field’s Conference Room, Duliajan.

On 29.10.2015 :

Joint Seminar amongst the Executives and Unionised Employees on the theme topic

The Seminar was organized at MTDC Auditorium and presided over by Sri J.K. Borgohain, Resident Chief Executive of OIL. The Chief Guest of the Seminar was Dr. Padmapani, Director (Retd.) of Forensic Science Laboratory, Assam. Inaugural speech was delivered by Head– Vigilance. In the occasion, Chief Manager, Materials (NEF), delivered a speech with beautiful power point presentation, which was appreciated by all present. There was active participation from all present on the occasion. Amongst others President OIEEA, Secretary OGEU also spoke on the occasion.

In the concluding speech, RCE summed up the deliberations of the various speakers along with

his opinion on the theme. The seminar was well attended by good nos. of participants comprising of EDs, GGMs, GMs, HODs and Executives and employees of various departments, representatives of OIEEA and OGEU of OIL, Duliajan.

On 30.10.2015 :

• Debate competition amongst the students of schools & colleges

As already noted, as part of the outreach program to spread awareness amongst the youth generation of the society as per the mandate of the Commission; Debate competitions were organized amongst students of Schools & Colleges in and around Duliajan Township in the premises of Delhi Public School, Duliajan and Duliajan Girls’ College, Duliajan. There was good turnout in both the debate competitions. The competition was conducted in Assamese, English and Hindi languages. Cash Prizes and Certificate of Proficiency were awarded to all the winners.

• Interaction with CVO at Duliajan

On 30.10.2015, Interactive session of CVO with the Executives of OIL at Duliajan was also held at the Zaloni Club Auditorium, Duliajan. As per the advice and guidance of Sri Anand Kumar, CVO, OIL, this type of program was organized for the first time in Duliajan. Initially the session was started with the presentation of three basic issues i.e. Procurement, CSR and Recruitment, presented by CM (Vigilance-FHQ), CM(Vigilance-Corporate) and Head Vigilance-(Corporate). No. of case studies arising out of Vigilance investigations were explained and discussed during the time of presentation. Further, during the interactive session, CVO had clarified/ replied to the various queries raised by the executives on vigilance matters. The program ended with a very good note with all the executives expressing their satisfaction

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for conducting such program. There were around 230 executives who attended the program.

• Slogan writing Competition amongst the OIL employees and their spouses :

Slogan writing competition was organized amongst the OIL executives, unionised employees and their spouses on the theme topic. All together 65 participants including 28 spouses took part in this event, conducted in Assamese, English and Hindi. Cash Prizes and Certificate of Proficiency were awarded to all the winners.

On 31.10.2015:

• On the spot Drawing Competition amongst the School students at OIL Higher Secondary School, Duliajan:

For the school students in and around Duliajan, on the spot Drawing competition was held at OIL Higher Secondary School. The competition was held in two groups, Group–A (Class VII to IX) and Group- B (Class X to XII). Total 112 students participated in the above competition comprising students from DPS, Duliajan, KV, Duliajan, St. Xavier’s H.S. School, Duliajan, Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (NEEPCO), Bokuloni, OIL Higher Secondary School, Duliajan, Asom Jatiya Vidyalya, Duliajan, Kathalguri Higher Secondary School, Kathalguri, Spring Dales Schools, Duliajan.

• RajasthanProject:

The week long programme began with pledge taking Ceremony on 26.10.2015 by Shri N.R. Deka (ED- RP) in English and CM (Vigilance-RP) in Hindi.

On 27.10.2015, on the spot essay competition was held amongst the employees in Hindi & English. Essays are being evaluated by

an external judge and three prizes shall be awarded in each category. On 28.10.2015 a workshop on the theme ‘Preventive Vigilance as a tool of good governance’ was held. The highlight of the workshop was the speech by GM (A & ER) and three presentations by internal faculties CMV- RP, CM–M&C and SE (Civil). The presentations were very informative and praised by everyone. On 29.10.2015 Poem Writing competition was held for the spouses of OIL employees on the corruption related theme. Competition was held in both Hindi & English. Entries are being evaluated by an external judge and three prizes shall be awarded in each category.

On 30.10.2015 an open Quiz competition amongst the employees was organized. The programme was well attended and was a lively one with questions from vigilance angle & awareness issues also. On 31.10.2015, on the spot essay competition was held amongst OIL employees’ children. The competition was held in three groups, in both Hindi and English. Essays are being evaluated.

• Pipelines HQ (Guwahati )& COEES :

Vigilance Awareness Week -2015 was observed at Pipeline Headquarters, Narengi and at all the outside Pump Stations/Terminals, Guwahati from 26th October, 2015 to 31st October, 2015, in a befitting manner. On this inauguration day, vigilance pledge was taken at all the outstations (PS-1 to PS-11, Terminals) and at CoEES (Centre of Excellence for energy Studies), Guwahati. Banners were also displayed at various installations & offices to bring in awareness amongst the people.

At PHQ, the pledge was administered by GGM (Pipelines), Sri R. Choudhury on 26.10.2015 in Assamese, Hindi and English and a large numbers of executives & employees

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including WCLs were present and GGM (Pipelines) appealed all for their whole hearted participation in various programme. A padayatra (procession) was also organized to create awareness amongst employees, school students and in the society. During the week various other events were also organized amongst the executives, employees and nearby school children and CISF persons. On 27.10.2015, with the mandate of CVC, Debating competition was organized amongst the students .Large number of students from the nearby five nos. of schools, participated in the event. Other competitions like Essay writing, Slogan, cartoon and painting competition were organized on the day amongst the students from nearby schools. About 350 (three hundred fifty) school students took part in various events.

On 28.10.2015, as part of awareness campaign, a seminar was organized on the theme topic. The occasion was graced by Shri Prabir Kumar Datta, IAS, former Chief Secretary to Govt. of Assam as the Chief Guest Srio Datta explained in details about the lacunas prevalent in the system and exhorted all to follow a transparent process. Group General Manager (PLS), Shri R. Choudhury delivered his welcome speech and inaugurated the seminar. A presentation on the subject and the practices followed in OIL was also given by Manager (Personnel). On 29.10.2015, Essay writing competition was also organized amongst the Executives, Unionized Employees and CISF persons. A training program was also organized at PHQ, Narengi on 31.10.2015 for the employees & CISF personnel, where guest faculty from “Reforms– Prayas”, Guwahati made presentation on the theme topic and other topics relevant to Vigilance and its awareness.

• Kolkata Branch :

Vigilance Awareness Week -2015 was observed by Calcutta Branch office of OIL from 27th to 31st October, 2015 as 26th October happened to be local holiday for Lakshmi Puja.

On 27th October, 2015, the observance was kicked off with a Pledge Taking Ceremony administered by Head-CB (for Main office) and CMM-S (for Shipping Office) wherein all the employees took pledge in English, Hindi and Bengali respectively.

Soon after the pledge taking, an essay writing competition was held on the topic “PREVENTIVE VIGILANCE – AS A TOOL OF GOOD GOVERNANCE “amongst the executives and staff. The participants were given options to write their essays in English/Hindi/ Bengali. On 30th October, 2015, a discussion was arranged with dignitaries like Mrs. Suman Bala Sahoo, IPS & Additional Director General (welfare) of Police – West Bengal, Sri Dipankar Mondal, Associate Vice President (AVP) & SA to CVO, Balmer Lawrie and Co. Ltd. Besides the executives & staff of Calcutta Branch and invited guests, GM (Vigilance-Corporate) and Head- CB were also present. Mrs. Suman Bala Sahoo, in her keynote address to the august gathering as Chief Guest, spoke at length on the importance of vigilance and good governance using technology as its enabler. She captivated the audience by dwelling some time on the subject of corruption with practical examples experienced by her. She also touched upon various lapses related to file handling by officers concerned in an organization and appealed all for a joint fight against eradication of corruption. Following the speech from Mrs. Sahoo, prize distribution ceremony was held for essay writing competition in English.

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An on-the spot quiz competition was held amongst the audiences on the topics related to vigilance and general knowledge The observance was signed off with a vote of thanks offered by Head-F&A, CB, Kolkata and that followed with NATIONAL ANTHEM.

3.6 K.G.BasinProject(Kakinada):

Vigilance Awareness Week, 2015 was observed with pledge taking at the Project office on 26th October, 2015. Sri BP Sarma, Executive Director (KGB & BEP) administered the pledge to all the officers and staff of the project.

3.7 BayExplorationProject,Bhubaneswar:

Vigilance Awareness Week,2015 was observed by taking pledge at the Project office on 26th October, 2015 by AO(BEP) in presence of staff of BEP.

4.0 Video Messages:

Video messages from Shri U.P. Singh, IAS, Additional Secretary (Exploration), MoPNG & CMD, OIL and Shri Anand Kumar, IPS, CVO-OIL were posted on the Company’s intranet “OILWEB” from 26th October, 2015 to mark the occasion of observance of Vigilance Awareness Week,2015, for accessibility by all users. Through the messages, the CMD and

CVO invited all Oil Indians to participate in Vigilance Awareness Week, 2015 actively and spoke about remaining vigilant for the cause of eradicating corruption from the society.

5.0. Outreach Program for Students:

As per renewed directive of the commission, various programs like, poster making competiton, Slogan writing Competition, Elocution, Science Model making competition,Debating Competition were conducted in Vishwa Bharti Public School and Delhi Public School of Greater Noida, along with other Schools and colleges in Duliajan and Guwahati in Assam.

6.0 Display of Banners, Posters and Slogans:

To create Vigilance Awareness, mass displaying of Award Winning Slogans (of previous years) and Awareness Week Posters were carried out in OIL’s township and operations areas under Field HQ (Duliajan, Digboi, Moran and Arunachal Pradesh) and also at other spheres and projects like Pipeline HQ, Guwahati, Kolkata branch, BEP, Bhubaneswar, KGB Project, Kakinada, Rajasthan Project, Jodhpur besides Corporate Office at NOIDA. Banners were also displayed at all venues of different events and the office buildings of all spheres.

Petroleum & Natural Gas Additional Secretary (Exploration) & Oil India Ltd CMD U P Singh

releasing a special issue of OIL’s in-house vigilance journal InTouch in the presence of Director

(E&D) S Mahapatra and Director (HR&BD) B Roy at the company’s corporate office in Noida during

the inauguration programme of Vigilance Awareness Week on Monday

NewspaperClippings

Business Standard

Millennium Post

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We live in a world today that is obsessed with economic growth. Over the last few decades, human activities have led to resource degradation, loss of biodiversity, land degradation, global climate changes etc. and release of a range of chemical, radioactive and other toxic wastes. While these activities have enabled a significant portion of the world to improve the condition of life, they are now showing their adverse effects on the quality of air, water and land, moving the ecological balance of the planet to a new equilibrium. The percentage of cultivable land has been decreasing over the years due to increase in population and non-judicial use of resources. Forests are being destroyed and concrete jungles are taking place. Rapid ecological changes are taking place in the fringes and rural areas surrounding cities. The science on which we have been depending so far really has missed many opportunities to look into various side effects and parallel impacts of our developmental patters and unfortunately, it is these side effects and parallel impacts that matter much in sustainable development.

No one wants to stop economic progress that could give millions better lives. But we must insist on sustainable development that combines environmental care, social justice and economic growth. Earth cannot support unrestricted growth. Nations are losing more from pollution than they are gaining from industrialization. China is a perfect example. Twenty years of uncontrolled economic development have created serious, chronic air and water pollution. This has increased health problems and resulted in annual losses to framers of crops worth billions of dollars. So uncontrolled growth is not only bad for the environment, it also makes no economic sense.

Scientific progress has made people too confident in

Economic Development is not important than environment

(SR Krishnan)Executive Director (CS)

their abilities to control their environment. In just half a century the world’s nuclear industry has had at least three serious accidents : Windscale (UK 1957), Three Mile Island (USA, 1979). The Bhopal Gas Tragedy and Chernobyle (USSR, 1986). In addition, the nuclear power industry still cannot store its waste safely. Hydro-power sounds great but damming rivers is itself damaging to the environment. It also forces huge numbers of people off their land.

The “Green revolution” is threatening the biodiversity of the Third World by replacing native seeds with hybrids.; We do not know what the long-term environmental or economic consequences will be. We do not know that in the short run, such hybrid crops can cause environmental problems by crowding out native plants and the wildlife which relies on them. The farmer growing hybrid crops must buy costly new seed every year because it cannot be saved to plant the following year’s crops. Farmers using hybrid seeds in what was the richest part of India went bankrupt. As a result, fertile lands lay idle and unploughed, resulting in droughts and desertification.

Unchecked population growth has a negative impact on any nation, as well as on the whole planet. Both the poverty and the environmental problems are largely the result of rapid population growth putting pressure on limited resources. At the same time, China has become wealthy while following a ‘one-child’ per couple policy. Limiting population growth will result in a higher standard of living and will preserve the environment.

Climate change will affect the whole planet, not just the developed world. In fact it is likely to have particularly terrible effects on developing countries as sea level rise, deserts advance, and natural disasters become more common. Developed countries need to transfer greener technologies to the developing world, paying

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for environmental protection and making sustainability a condition for aid.

Let us consider the simple case of an agriculturist who cuts the mango orchard which gives him a recurring income and sells the timber to raise money to build a small house. Both income from the timber and the investment in the house are shown in national accounts as per the prevailing practice. Further, if he spends part of the income to go on pilgrimages and tours, he would be poorer by this sum, which however becomes part of the national income. But the ultimate result is that he is poorer by the permanent loss of a source of recurring income though he has become the owner of a house. This is the scenario in the Third World countries which are destroying their natural resources like forest, minerals for immediate gains but becoming poorer in the long run.

We can improve the eco-system by making our industries much more efficient. Development should proceed in a sustainable manner. Our goals include, efficient use of resources, sustainable use of global and regional resources such as the atmosphere, oceans and seas and marine organisms. Another important goal concerns the managements of chemicals and wastes. These problems can be eased by reducing waste generation, recycling wastes into production activities and finding safe ways of disposing of wastes. Government participation alone will not be sufficient to reach these goals. The only way we are going to be able to move away from unsustainable practice and behavior is through education, inclusion, planning, and regulation. Women, youth, indigenous groups, non-governmental organization, farmers, local authorities, trade unions, business and industrial organizations and engineers and scientists must be involved in this effort. It calls for greater international scientific cooperation and efforts to transfer environmentally sound technologies from nation to nation.

Minimising the external inputs and regenerating internal

resources more effectively or by combining both we can achieve true development. Hence sustainable development strives for the integrated use of a wide range of natural resource management technologies such as incorporation of nutrient cycling, nitrogen fixation and pest-predator relationship in agriculture and reduction of non-renewable inputs in industries. It aims at a greater productive use of the biological and genetic potential of plant and animal species and of local knowledge about practices including innovative approaches not yet fully understood by scientists but widely adopted by the world. Moreover, an increase in self-reliance among farmers and rural people, profitable and efficient production with an emphasis on integrated management of system, the conservation of soil, water, energy and biological resources also are essential in achieving sustainable development. We should convert natural resources into economic wealth with judicious application of science and technology without endangering its eco-friendly environment.

It has only been within the last thirty years that we have come to understand just how devastating our actions are to the environment and the delicate fabric of the earth’s ecosystems. Though advances in technology, man is able to search the heavens, listening and looking out thousands of light years to investigate the universe and its origins. The knowledge gained has allowed us to understand just how unique and fragile our biosphere is to man’s existence. Earth is our home, everything in, on, and around it is a priceless finite resource that life depends on and we should treat it as such. It should guide and encompass all aspects of our lives. We need to understand this tenet; our lifestyles and communities should embrace and reflect it. Our common future can only be achieved with a better understanding of our common concerns and shared responsibilities. We have already wasted and destroyed vast amounts of natural resources, and in so doing have put earth at risk. We must preserve the earth for our children and grandchildren.

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Vigilance means to look around in our society to observe the things, distinguish between the

right and the wrong and to take proper Steps to eradicate the evil from the society. On general, we

hear people all around us blaming the government blaming some specific leaders and so on, for all

the wrong things happening in the society, But many a time, we fail to understand that we cannot

clap with only one hand, that is, if there are rules made one vigilance, it is our responsibility to go

and follow the rules. It is the responsibility of each and every member of the society to eradicate evil

thinking and evils deeds for the society.

Our Honourable prime minister Narendera Modi initiated the swachh Bharat Abhiyan – A mission

to clean India. So in this case, if some people come out on the streets and clean them, that’s good.

But the very next moment, another person comes and absentmindedly throws a wrapper on the

street, isn’t is a failure on the part of the those people who came out to clean our county? This

example was to show that when everybody comes together or when everyone truly considers their

responsibilities for the society as only then will every mission be successful in our country.

The same is the case with vigilance too. If only some social activists come out to speak against

crime, injustice, corruption, etc. do you think it will make any impact in the long run? Yes, to some

extent, out it will not make India as Gandhi, Nehru and A.P.J Abdul Kalam dreamt it to be. To fulfill

the dreams of our leaders who dedicated their lives for a ‘Great India’ each and every citizen of

the society needs to be vigilant. Each and every member of the society needs to be observant-who

looks at the wrong things happening and do not turn their eyes, Rather they go out to improve

the conditions and restore the dignity of the Indian Society With vigilance, comes the question of

eradicating corruption from our society. Most of our elders claim some of the officials to be corrupt,

But, How far, do you think are they correct? I agree that they are correct, but out not completely.

There’s we no use of sitting at home, watching television and cursing the corrupt officials who

appear on news. I believe that whenever we see something going wrong, at that very moment our

instinct should tell us to stand up for the right and most importantly, if we can teach the younger

generation to be vigilant, to speak up against crimes, to not commit crimes, then I don’t think

Vigilanceistheresponsibilityofeveryone in the society

MayurKirshnaKalita,Class-’XB’,St.FrancisDeSalesSchool,GuwahatiS/o Mr. S.K. Kalita

An Award winning essay of Vigilance Awareness Week

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we require special special laws to curb the evil. It is our responsibility to teach our siblings to

distinguish between the right and wrong because the implementation of every law begins at home.

Vigilance needs to followed by everyone. There is girl who realized the inequality in her

society and stood up for women and children’s education and we know her as Malala yousafzai. The

youngest child activist to be awarded with the Nobel peace prize, Malala was courageous enough to

see the evil and stands up against it. This is nothing else than vigilance. She was vigilant, observant,

and distinguished the wrong from the right and tried to eradicate the evil. We must not think that

what can we do if no one helps us. But we must always remember that-

“ When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful”.

So, we must change our notion that we are too small to change the world. Instead be vigilant and

you can be the one who can bring the change in the society.

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Vigilance Circular

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Glimpses of Vigilance Awareness WeekField Headquarter, Duliajan

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Glimpses of Vigilance Awareness WeekPipeline Headquarter, Narengi

CVO, Oil interacting with Officialsat Corporate Office, Noida

at Field Headquarter, Duliajan

Corporate Office: OIL House, Plot Number 19, Sector 16A, Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201301, IndiaTel: +91 (120) 2488 333. Website : www.oil-india.com

“Happy New Year” from Team Vigilance

Glimpses of Vigilance Awareness Week, 2015

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