ADGP Prem Anand Sinha Appointed as DVAC Director

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Prem Anand Sinha IPS has been appointed as the new Director of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) of the Tamil Nadu Police.

An IPS officer of the 2001 batch, he has served effectively in various key positions including Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau, and Commissioner of Police for Madurai and Tambaram cities.

📚 School Textbook Link: 10th Standard / 12th Standard · Social Science / Political Science · 12th Polity: Administrative Structures & Anti-Corruption / 10th Social: State Government · Anti-Corruption Bodies - DVAC, Santhanam Committee, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) & Lokayukta

🎯 TNPSC Exam Key Notes:

• New Director of Tamil Nadu DVAC: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Prem Anand Sinha IPS.
• Year DVAC was formed: 1964 (formed based on the recommendations of the Santhanam Committee).
• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC): Established in 1964 through an executive resolution, and granted statutory status in 2003.
• Prevention of Corruption Act: Enacted in 1988 (significant amendments were made in 2018).
• Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Act: Passed in the Legislative Assembly on July 9, 2018.
• First Lokpal Chairman (India): Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose (2019).

📌 KEY FOR TNPSC:

• As per the recommendations of the Santhanam Committee (1962-64), CVC and Tamil Nadu DVAC were started in 1964.
• The Chairman and members of the CVC, which is a non-constitutional and statutory body, are appointed by the President.