Prabhu flags off marathon aimed against corruption

Prabhu flags off marathon aimed against corruption

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 09:27 PM IST
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Mumbai: Union Minister for Railways Shri Sunil Prabhu and Union Bank of India CMD, Arun Tiwari joined hundreds of school student and officials of Union Banks and the Railways for a “Vigithon a Run against Corruption”, organized by Union Bank of India as part of its Vigilance Awareness Week, at Nariman Point, in Mumbai on Sunday. Photo by Bhushan Koyande |

Mumbai : Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu called for a fight against corruption at the grassroots level while flagging off a marathon in the city to sensitise people on the issue.

‘Vigithon: A run for corruption free India’ was organised by public sector lender, Union Bank of India.

“A unique way in which financial institutions like the Union Bank of India can contribute to fighting corruption could be through the deployment of people’s savings in development sectors, which in turn can lead to increased wealth-earning opportunities and generate employment for the people,” a statement quoting Prabhu said.

“Initiatives like the Vigithon can go a long way in educating the people about several instances of corruption and empowering them with the means to fight the problem,” he added.

According to Prabhu, banks should also hold initiatives to fight against corruption “which should start at the grassroots levels”. The event by Union Bank is an attempt at bringing in all stakeholders together on a common platform to create sensitisation against corruption.

Union Bank of India CMD Arun Tiwari said that “the need for increased vigilance for detecting instances of corruption and fighting against them should start from the self”. “We also plan to organise additional editions of this event across nine Union Bank of India Field General Manager’s offices and invite officials from law enforcement agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Anti-Corruption Bureau to enlighten the staff on several issues of corruption,” he added.

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