A new mobile application to lodge complaints with ACB and an informer system to curb corruption in government, as also the drug menace and ragging in colleges, will be introduced in Andhra Pradesh soon.
Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy said on Wednesday that the highest priority would be given to ACB, Disha, and SEB activities in the state. An app would be available with ACB to receive complaints, he said and asked officials to clean up the areas where bribe-taking was taking place.
The CM was participating in a review meeting on the Home Department at the CM Camp office in Tadepalli. Jagan emphasized on the need to make the state corruption-free. An audio recording of such corrupt practices can also be made through the App and advanced forensic tests would authenticate such claims.
“The app would be designed in a short while,” he said, adding that ACB stations should be strengthened at zonal level. It would also monitor corruption complaints in other departments.
“The toll-free number to lodge complaints with the ACB should be displayed on the hoardings in every village and ward secretariat,” he said.
The chief minister urged the authorities to create awareness about the 14400 special toll-free number for ACB and educate the public on the ACB’s functions.
“We must ensure there is no corruption in the Village/Ward Secretariat system. A sub-registrar system is to start operations from village and ward secretariats, where surveys, registrations, land transfers take place,” the CM said and advised the officials to ensure that no corruption takes place. Download App: Click Here
14400 Mobile App Features:
►The 14400 App has an option for ‘live report’.
Officials, and staff asking for bribes or other corruption can be reported immediately through the live reporting feature in the app.
The live reporting feature includes a photo, video, audio, and complaint registration options.
You can take a live photo of yourself taking a bribe and upload it to the app
►Words can be recorded and uploaded live when asking for a bribe.
►Live video can also be recorded and uploaded.
►If you do not have access to a live report, you can upload a copy of the complaint that the victim has already written, as well as related photos, audio and video recordings through the app.
►Then go to Lodge Compliant (Complaint Registration) option and press Submit and the complaint will reach ACB. The message comes as soon as the complaint is made.
► The complaint immediately goes to the special cell at the ACB headquarters. The staff there will forward the complaint to the concerned ACB department in the district.
►The concerned authorities will immediately register a case against the government official and his staff and take arrest or other disciplinary action.
► After the above procedures the case will be registered and an investigation will commence.
►ACB will post the progress of the case in the app from time to time.
Officials are planning to conduct awareness seminars at the district, municipality, mandal and panchayat levels through the village and ward secretariat system. People will also be informed about the use of the app through advertisements in pamphlets, TV and papers.
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