Officers of the Prime Minister's Office today commenced the Vigilance Awareness Week by taking  a  pledge to bring about integrity and transparency in all spheres of their activity. This year the theme of the Vigilance Awareness Week is "Transparency in Public Procurement".

The text of the Vigilance pledge is as follow:

We, the public servants of India, do hereby solemnly pledge that we shall continuously strive to bring about integrity and transparency in all spheres of our activities. We also pledge that we shall work unstintingly for eradication of corruption in all spheres of life. We shall remain vigilant and work towards the growth and reputation of our organisation. Through our collective efforts, we shall bring pride to our organisation and provide value based service to our countrymen, we shall do our duty conscientiously and act without fear or favour.