Workshop Stresses Preventive Vigilance In Defence PSUs
Organised by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) as part of the Preventive Vigilance Campaign 2026: Reports
HYDERABAD: Preventing irregularities before they occur, protecting honest decisions and using data to identify vulnerabilities are among the priorities discussed at a national workshop on vigilance administration in defence public sector undertakings (PSUs) that began in Hyderabad on Friday.
Organised by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) as part of the Preventive Vigilance Campaign 2026, the two-day workshop brings together chief vigilance officers and officials from all 16 defence PSUs to discuss challenges and share practices.
The workshop was inaugurated by BDL director (Technical) D.V. Srinivas Rao in the presence of director (Production) Commodore Sujay Kapoor (Retd), BDL chief vigilance officer Spurthi Reddy and senior officials from the participating PSUs.
A message from Dinesh Mahur, additional secretary and chief vigilance officer of the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, outlined three priorities: making vigilance preventive rather than merely punitive, distinguishing good-faith decisions from deliberate wrongdoing, and integrating technology and data into vigilance work.
The message pointed to the complexities of defence production, where procurement, contracts, technology, quality and time-bound projects require both accountability and timely decision-making. It called for stronger systems to identify risks before they develop into irregularities, while protecting officials who take legitimate decisions in good faith.
Srinivas Rao said preventive vigilance should be treated as a management tool to improve governance and outcomes. He noted that integrity in procurement, vendor management, quality control and project execution was closely linked to operational performance, and urged PSUs to turn shared experiences into practical improvements.
BDL chief vigilance officer Spurthi Reddy described the workshop as an opportunity for “Chintan and Manthan”, or reflection and collective learning. She said the aim was to build a continuing professional network through which vigilance officials could exchange cases, discuss challenges and jointly address systemic weaknesses.
Sessions on Saturday will cover ethical institutions, drawing on the Tata experience, fraud prevention, detection and investigation in the corporate sector, and the sharing of best practices and challenges by vigilance units across the defence PSUs.