समुद्रीय प्रशासन महानिदेशालय
Directorate General of Maritime Administration
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Government of India
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Meeting of Principal Officers and Vigilance Officers(VigOs) under the Chairmanship of the Chief Vigilance Officer, DGMA held on 04.08.2026

The Vigilance Division, DGMA organized an awareness session for Principal officers of Mercantile Marine Departments (MMD) Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, and Kandla under DGMA, MoPSW on 04.08.2026 at 1230 hrs. The session was chaired by Shri Amit Mohan Mittal, Chief Vigilance Officer, DGMA. The CVO illustrated the vision of CVC and informed the field offices about the DGMA order dated 31 July 2026 which defines the roles, responsibilities and functions of the Vigilance Officers in the MMDs and allied offices under DGMA. The CVO impressed that this year’s vigilance awareness week 2026 would be observed during 26 Oct 2026 to 01 Nov 2026 on the theme of “Probity for Prosperity”. A detailed presentation on the same was delivered by Major Anutosh Singh, ADG Vigilance, DGMA. During the session, Shri Ash Mohammad, DDG MSL and Shri Deependra Singh Bisen, DDG Personnel & DDG Vigilance, addressed the queries from participants and shared valuable insights on preventive vigilance. The meeting was attended by All Principal Officers of MMDs and newly appointed Vigilance Officers of MMDs. The objective of the session was to strengthen preventive vigilance mechanisms and ensure uniformity in vigilance functions across all MMDs.