A S Rajeev is Vigilance Commissioner

• President Droupadi Murmu has appointed A S Rajeev as Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
• Prior to this appointment, A S Rajeev was Managing Director & CEO of Bank of Maharashtra, a public sector bank.
• Praveen Kumar Srivastava has been Central Vigilance Commissioner since May 2023, Arvinda Kumar has been a Vigilance Commissioner since August 2022.

 ABOUT CVC

• The CVC was set up through the Resolution of the Government of India on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption formed under Shri K. Santhanam in 1964.
• It was given statutory status through CVC Act 2003.
• Under the CVC Act, the Central Vigilance Commission became a three-member body, with the Central Vigilance Commissioner and two Vigilance Commissioners.
• The chairperson and the members are appointed by the President on the recommendations of a Committee consisting of-
  • Prime Minister (Chairperson),
  • Minister of Home Affairs, and
  • Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.