This book is a treatise on vigilance, compliance and anti-corruption. It is based on empirical and realistic approach to the subject, with some interpretations from ancient wisdoms. The book will be of interest to bureaucrats and senior managers in government, public and private sectors, and to political practitioners and policy-makers.
Vigilance is founded on the premise that honesty is the best policy. But, at times, it appears counter intuitive and not borne out  from  the  real-life experiences. If vigilance were so easy to comprehend and unconditionally acceptable, then perhaps there would have been no need to teach vigilance, or write any book on it. It would have been instinctive. All of us would have just followed the dogma.
There are four types of corruption:
1. Tribute 
2. Coercive corruption
3. Collusive corruption 
4. Mass indoctrination
Vigilance authorities concentrate on curbing tributes and coercive corruptions, but collusive corruptions and mass indoctrinations are far more lethal and damaging. The book emphasizes on these two later forms of corruption.

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Contents

Preface —Pgs. 7

1. Indian Philosophical Moorings —Pgs. 15

2. Collusive and Coercive Corruptions —Pgs. 23

3. At the Cost of the Future —Pgs. 44

4. Other Causes of Corruption —Pgs. 56

5. Honesty from Persons of Flesh and Blood —Pgs. 62

6. Personal Conduct —Pgs. 68

7. Cosmic Law of Karma —Pgs. 83

8. Abuse of Higher Principles —Pgs. 97

9. Rules and Guidelines: Part of the Problem? —Pgs. 102

10. Plugging the Loopholes in the Rules —Pgs. 114

11. Neutrality in the Fight Against Corruption —Pgs. 127

12. Pitfalls in Signing of Contracts —Pgs. 131

13. Recruitment and Vigilance —Pgs. 148

14. Transfers and Rotations —Pgs. 153

15. Document Management —Pgs. 157

16. Due Diligence —Pgs. 168

17. Procurement —Pgs. 171

18. Rashomon Moments —Pgs. 175

19. Role of Junior Officers —Pgs. 182

20. Vigilance Clearance —Pgs. 184

21. Complaint Policy —Pgs. 186

22. Inquiry Into Complaint —Pgs. 192

23. Disciplinary Proceedings —Pgs. 196

24. Welfare State and Corruption —Pgs. 207

25. Privatizing to Fight Against Corruption —Pgs. 213

26. Friction Between the Public Sector and the Private Sector —Pgs. 215

27. Touts —Pgs. 219

28. Scare of Vigilance —Pgs. 221

29. Right to Information —Pgs. 225

30. Defense and Security —Pgs. 235

31. Media —Pgs. 239

32. Commercial Importance of Vigilance —Pgs. 244

33. Integrity Index —Pgs. 248

34. Vigilance in Sick Organizations —Pgs. 250

35. Criminal Nexus and Collusive Corruption —Pgs. 259

36. Difficulty of Surviving with Honesty —Pgs. 261

37. Misuse of Vigilance —Pgs. 271

38. Economy —Pgs. 275

39. Politics —Pgs. 281

40. Corruption in Private Sector —Pgs. 285

41. Insurance and Banking —Pgs. 289

42. Stashing Away Ill-Gotten Wealth —Pgs. 294

43. Mass Indoctrination —Pgs. 297

44. Spiritual Basis of Anti-corruption —Pgs. 308

45. Sacrificing for Probity —Pgs. 312

46. Addressing the Chief Vigilance Officers —Pgs. 315

Epilog —Pgs. 324

Appendix-I: Vigilance Games —Pgs. 331

Appendix-II: A Suggested File Numbering System —Pgs. 346

Appendix-III: Measurement of Vigilance —Pgs. 354

Appendix-IV: Essay Competitions and Elocutions —Pgs. 363

Appendix-V: CVO’s Predicament in a Lighter Vein —Pgs. 365

Appendix-VI: A Draft Vigilance Clearance Policy —Pgs. 370

Appendix-VII: Sample Complaint Policy —Pgs. 380

Appendix-VIII: Some Laws and Flaws —Pgs. 386

Appendix-IX: A Bunch of Anecdotes —Pgs. 405

Appendix-X: Some Quotations —Pgs. 421

Barun Kumar Sahu, the author, is a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. He has done MBA from IGNOU, with specialization in Finance. Born and brought up in West Bengal, his  parents  hail  from Jharkhand. He is married, and has two daughters. This is his eighth book. He writes in English and Hindi.
The author has over twenty-five years of experience in the public service. It includes five years in vigilance as Chief Vigilance Officer in Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) and Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC), and as Vice President of Vigilance Study Circle, Kolkata Chapter. The author handled the personnel matters of central armed police forces in Ministry of Home Affairs for almost four years.