Hyderabad : Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), a Miniratna Public Sector Undertaking under then Ministry of Defence, has obserbed the Vigilance Awareness Week-2026 from 26 October to 1st November with the theme “Probity for Prosperity; सत्यनिष्ठा से समृद्धि ” as per the instructions of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
The observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week- 2026 commenced with the administering of the Integrity Pledge by Dr. S.V.S. Narayana Murty, Chairman & Managing Director, MIDHANI on 26 October. The Inaugural program was attended by Smt. K. Madhubala, Director (Finance), Padavittan Babu, Director (Production & Marketing), Smt. Spurthi Reddy, IRS, Chief Vigilance Officer and other senior officials and employees of MIDHANI.
A series of events on this year’s theme i.e. “Probity for Prosperity; सत्यनिष्ठा से समृद्धि ” have been organized for the employees during the week. Various Quiz competitions were conducted in on-line mode. In line with directive from CVC, Vendor Meet, Customer Grievance Redressal Session (Online) and 4-KM Walkathon around neighbourhood area of MIDHANI Hyderabad plant & Rohtak plant, Gramsabha at Kanakamamidi Village, Moinabad, Telangana were conducted to encourage stakeholders across society to fight against corruption.
On request from MIDHANI Vigilance Department, Poster Making, Elocution, Ethics Olympiad & Slogan writing competitions were also conducted by Management of BPDAV School located at MIDHANI Township among the students as part of outreach activities during the week.
The Vigilance Awareness Week-202 has been concluded on 5 November with a Valedictory Program. The company invited Professor Shantha Sinha as a Chief Guest for the Valedictory program. The program was attended by Smt. K.Madhubala, Director(Finance), Smt. Spurthi Reddy, IRS, Chief Vigilance Officer and other senior officials from MIDHANI.
Smt. Spurthi Reddy, IRS, CVO, MIDHANI emphasised on the working areas of Vigilance functions in every organization and mentioned that it evolved over time & priorities had been shifted from “Punitive Vigilance” to “Preventive Vigilance”. She also mentioned that currently, the focus area is being further extended by Hon’ble CVC to the concept of “Participative Vigilance” & “Predictive Vigilance”.
Prof. Shantha Sinha, in her keynote address, shared her insightful views on the theme and mentioned that “Ethical standards are fundamentally subjective, whose violation can induce adverse physiological stress. In particular she mentioned that being forced to pay a bribe to officials who are already salaried to perform their duties creates an institutional injustice that pinches at the cellular level and drastically reduces public morale. She also mentioned that, as a human being one must maintain an optimistic perspective, as our nation remains profoundly anchored in and sustained by robust ethical standards. Apart from the above, She also congratulated MIDHANI for working silently and tirelessly towards defence and self-reliance of the country.
Vigilance in-House Magazine “JAGRUTI” was released and prizes were distributed to the winners of the various competitions held during the week. The session ended with a Vote of thanks to all employees of MIDHANI who were committed to contribute wholeheartedly to this program to succeed in its goal towards making India a corruption-free, developed and prosperous nation.
