Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003

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Act of Parliament of India Indian statute

The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 is an Indian law that establishes and empowers the Central Vigilance Commission as the apex integrity and anti-corruption watchdog overseeing vigilance administration and certain investigative agencies.

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Label	Occurrences
Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
Context triple: [Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, legalBasis, Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003]

A. Central Vigilance Commission
The Central Vigilance Commission is India’s apex anti-corruption body responsible for overseeing vigilance administration and advising the government on integrity and probity in public services.
B. Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971
The Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 is an Indian law that defines the authority, responsibilities, and service conditions of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in auditing government finances.
C. Central Vigilance Commission (in personnel and vigilance policy matters)
The Central Vigilance Commission is India’s apex anti-corruption and vigilance oversight body, responsible for monitoring and advising on integrity and probity in the central government and its organizations.
D. UK Bribery Act 2010
The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
E. Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951
The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 is an Indian statute that lays down the composition, qualifications, and functioning framework of the Finance Commission of India.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
Target entity description: The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 is an Indian law that establishes and empowers the Central Vigilance Commission as the apex integrity and anti-corruption watchdog overseeing vigilance administration and certain investigative agencies.

A. Central Vigilance Commission
The Central Vigilance Commission is India’s apex anti-corruption body responsible for overseeing vigilance administration and advising the government on integrity and probity in public services.
B. Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971
The Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 is an Indian law that defines the authority, responsibilities, and service conditions of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in auditing government finances.
C. Central Vigilance Commission (in personnel and vigilance policy matters)
The Central Vigilance Commission is India’s apex anti-corruption and vigilance oversight body, responsible for monitoring and advising on integrity and probity in the central government and its organizations.
D. UK Bribery Act 2010
The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
E. Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951
The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 is an Indian statute that lays down the composition, qualifications, and functioning framework of the Finance Commission of India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of India ⓘ Indian statute ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure independence of the Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ strengthen institutional framework for combating corruption in the central government ⓘ
appliesTo	Central Government departments ⓘ certain categories of public servants ⓘ public sector undertakings under the Central Government ⓘ
bindingOn	Central Government authorities ⓘ public servants covered under the Act ⓘ
category	Indian administrative law ⓘ Indian anti-corruption legislation ⓘ
confersPowerOn	Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
defines	composition of the Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ conditions of service of the Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioners ⓘ tenure of the Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioners ⓘ
empowers	Central Vigilance Commission to inquire or cause inquiry into offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by specified public servants ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of India ⓘ
establishes	Central Vigilance Commission as apex anti-corruption watchdog ⓘ linked to: Central Vigilance Commission Central Vigilance Commission as apex integrity institution ⓘ
establishesBody	Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ
governs	powers and functions of the Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ
hasApexWatchdogRoleFor	integrity in central government administration ⓘ
jurisdiction	Union of India ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
legalBasisFor	statutory status of the Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ
legalStatusOfCVC	statutory body ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to provide for the constitution of a Central Vigilance Commission to inquire or cause inquiries to be conducted into offences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by certain categories of public servants and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto ⓘ
oversightRoleOver	vigilance administration of central government organisations ⓘ
providesFor	appointment of Vigilance Commissioners ⓘ appointment of the Central Vigilance Commissioner ⓘ consultation of the Central Vigilance Commission in matters of vigilance ⓘ reference of complaints and investigations to the Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ removal of the Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioners ⓘ superintendence of the Central Vigilance Commission over the Delhi Special Police Establishment in specified matters ⓘ
purpose	to establish the Central Vigilance Commission as an apex vigilance institution ⓘ to exercise superintendence over the functioning of the Delhi Special Police Establishment in relation to investigation of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ⓘ to oversee vigilance administration in central government organisations ⓘ
regulates	relationship between Central Vigilance Commission and Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ
relatedTo	Central Vigilance Commission ⓘ Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ⓘ
shortTitle	Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 ⓘ
subjectMatter	anti-corruption oversight ⓘ vigilance administration ⓘ
typeOfLaw	administrative law ⓘ anti-corruption law ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Director, Central Bureau of Investigation → legalBasis → Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 ⓘ

Central Vigilance Commission → legalBasis → Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 ⓘ

Central Vigilance Commission → statutoryStatusConferredBy → Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 ⓘ

subject linked to: Central Vigilance Commission (in personnel and vigilance policy matters)