The CVC also hailed as "very significant" a recent supreme court order holding that sanction would be deemed to be granted against a 'corrupt' official if the competent authority fails to take a decision within a period of four months.

"...it has further empowered the private citizen to fight corruption by upholding the citizens' constitutional rights to seek prosecution of those who indulge in corruption," he said.

Kumar said the punitive action by anti-corruption authorities had its limitations in tackling the menace.

"The instituting of an effective citizen charter and grievance redressal mechanism as proposed by the government would help in drastically reducing corruption," he said.

Kumar also sought active participation of people in its fight against corruption and stressed for spreading awareness about the ill-effects of corruption. "The fight against corruption also requires that innovative means and strategies are constantly evolved to address the various manifestations of corruption."

The CVC said that corruption occurs because of gaps in the system and weakness or inadequacy of internal controls in an organisation, which is exploited by the corrupt to their advantage.

"Therefore, the aim of preventive vigilance should be to identify the vulnerabilities in the organisation, policies, systems and procedures and recommend corrective measures to reduce the scope for corruption ab-initio," Kumar said.

He said the Central Vigilance Commission has also recommended various reforms in public procurement. "The Government is in the process of enacting a public procurement law, incorporating global best practices."

Kumar said that addressing the root cause of corruption would require inculcating, upholding and promoting ethical values in society through catching the young students.

"CVC has also recommended to the government and the CBSE to introduce teaching of ethics as part of school curriculum as is the practice in several developing countries," he added.

Kumar also sought active participation of people in its fight against corruption and stressed for spreading awareness about the ill-effects of corruption. "The fight against corruption also requires that innovative means and strategies are constantly evolved to address the various manifestations of corruption."

The CVC said that corruption occurs because of gaps in the system and weakness or inadequacy of internal controls in an organisation, which is exploited by the corrupt to their advantage.

"Therefore, the aim of preventive vigilance should be to identify the vulnerabilities in the organisation, policies, systems and procedures and recommend corrective measures to reduce the scope for corruption ab-initio," Kumar said.

He said the Central Vigilance Commission has also recommended various reforms in public procurement. "The Government is in the process of enacting a public procurement law, incorporating global best practices."

Kumar said that addressing the root cause of corruption would require inculcating, upholding and promoting ethical values in society through catching the young students.

"CVC has also recommended to the government and the CBSE to introduce teaching of ethics as part of school curriculum as is the practice in several developing countries," he added.