Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption

Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption

State agency overview
Formed	1964 (60 years ago) (1964)
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Status	active
Headquarters	DVAC Headquarters, No.293, MKN Road, Alandur, Chennai T.N. 600 016
State agency executive	Abhay Kumar Singh, IPS.[1], Director
Website	www.dvac.tn.gov.in

Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption is an apex governmental body in Tamil Nadu to address governmental corruption. The Government of Tamil Nadu constituted this State Vigilance Commission headed by a Vigilance Commissioner in 1964.[2]

Main Functions

• Conduct enquiries into the allegations of corruption referred to by the State Vigilance Commission/Government.
• Gather information and statistics to furnish the State Vigilance Commission
• Enquire on the corruption complaints made on public servants.
• Collect intelligence for detection of cases of bribery and corruption under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

e) Set Traps catch corrupt government servants while accepting the bribe.

Notable Cases

• Granite scam in Tamil Nadu, corruption scandal occurred in Madurai
• Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa[3]
• Graft case of R. Indira Kumari[4]
• Land grabbing case on K. Ponmudy[5]
• Allegation of corruption in Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission recruitment process.[6]

Former Directors

List of Directors.[7]

Directors	Tenure
R.M.Mahadevan, IP.,	22.04.1964 - 15.12.1967
M.Balakrishna Menon, IP.,	16.12.1967 - 18.10.1971
E.L.Stracey, IP.,	18.10.1971 - 02.01.1975
K.R.Shenai, IPS.,	10.07.1975 - 30.06.1976
C.V.Narashimhan, IPS.,	01.07.1976 - 30.04.1977
N.Kirshnaswami, IPS.,	13.05.1977 - 31.08.1979
K.V.Subramanian, IPS.,	07.12.1979 - 30.06.1980
C.V.Narashimhan, IPS.,	01.07.1980 - 30.11.1983
V.R.Lakshmi Narayanan, IPS.,	01.02.1984 - 24.01.1985
K.Radhakrishnan, IPS.,	24.01.1985 - 12.04.1986
B.P.Rangasamy, IPS.,	13.04.1986 - 31.03.1988
C.L.Ramakrishnan, IPS.,	01.04.1988 - 30.11.1992
R.K.Raghavan, IPS.,	10.01.1993 - 01.01.1999
S.Ganapathy, IPS.,	13.01.1999 - 24.05.2001
B.P.Nailwal, IPS.,	24.05.2001 - 20.09.2001
V.K.Rajagopalan, IPS.,	20.09.2001 - 10.06.2002
G. Thilakavathi, IPS.,	10.06.2002 - 05.03.2003
G.Nanchil Kumaran, IPS.,	05.03.2003 - 20.05.2006
S.K.Upadhyay, IPS.,	20.05.2006 - 20.05.2008
K.Natarajan, IPS.,	20.05.2008 - 31.12.2008
K.Ramanujam, IPS.,	01.01.2009 - 06.10.2009
Bholanath, IPS.,	07.10.2009 - 20.05.2011
Dr.K.R.Shyam Sundar, IPS.,	21.05.2011 - 26.05.2011
K.P.Magendhran, IPS.,	08.06.2011 - 25.12.2011
T.K.Rajendran, IPS.,	28.12.2011 - 19.09.2012
S.K.Dogra, IPS.,	19.09.2012 - 31.12.2013
G.Venkataraman, IPS., (i/c)	01.01.2014 - 24.03.2017
M.N.Manjunatha, IPS.,	24.03.2017 - 19.04.2018
Dr.K.Jayanth Murali, IPS.,	30.04.2018 - 02.06.2019
Vijay Kumar, IPS.,	03.06.2019 - 30.09.2020
Dr.K.Jayanth Murali, IPS.,	30.09.2020 - 26.02.2021
Dr.P.Kandaswamy, IPS.,	11.05.2021- 30.04.2023
Abhay Kumar Singh, IPS.,	05.05.2023 F.N. - till date

Former Office bearers

• Letika Saran, Additional director
• A. K. Viswanathan, Joint Director

References

1. "ADGP Abhay Kumar Singh to head DVAC". DT Next. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
2. "Formation of DVAC, Tamil Nadu". DVAC. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
3. "Disproportionate assets case: notice issued to DVAC". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
4. "Madras High Court bins acquittal of ex-min's PA in graft case". New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
5. "TN Minister Ponmudy acquitted in land grabbing case". New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
6. "DVAC raids 42 premises in TNPSC case". New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
7. "DVAC Directors - Timeline". DVAC. Retrieved 1 December 2023.