Prime Minister to inaugurate anti-corruption conference today

New Delhi, Aug.26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a two-day CBI conference on anti-corruption here today.

The 17th biennial conference of the CBI, state anti-corruption bureaux and vigilance agencies will be attended by their chiefs.

Issues of corruption and efficacy of the existing legal system in dealing with the menace will be discussed during the conference.

The conference will have seven sessions during which several presentations and discussions on the subjects of topical interest including that about the probe into the multi-crore rupees Satyam scam will be made.

The topics covered during the conference include Anti-Corruption Work in Karnataka Lokayukta- A study; Innovation as a tactical tool to combat corruption; Good practices followed by anti-corruption agencies.

Investigation of anti-corruption cases- Technological perspectives; Capacity building for Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) and State FSLs; Vigilance aspects in public procurement and tendering processes; Contemporaneous issues (State referred issues) will also be considered. (ANI)