Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption explained

Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption
Type:	State agency
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Jurisdiction:	Tamil Nadu
Status:	active
Headquarters:	DVAC Headquarters, No.293, MKN Road, Alandur, Chennai T.N. 600 016
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Deputyminister8 Name:	-->
Chief1 Name:	Abhay Kumar Singh, IPS.^[1]
Chief1 Position:	Director
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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

• 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

• Granite scam in Tamil Nadu, corruption scandal occurred in Madurai
• Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa^[3]
• Graft case of R. Indira Kumari^[4]
• Land grabbing case on K. Ponmudy^[5]
• Allegation of corruption in Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission recruitment process.^[6]

Former Directors

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

• Letika Saran, Additional director
• A. K. Viswanathan, Joint Director

Notes and References

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