CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -1999, declares that the week beginning from 31st October every year should be observed as the Vigilance Awareness Week. The significance of 31st October is that it is the birthday of the Bismarck of India, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW) is being celebrated every year and coincides with the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known to be a man of high integrity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vigilance Awareness Week is being celebrated every year during the week in which 31st October, the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel falls.

Detailed explanation-4: -To increase the public awareness about the perils of corruption, Vigilance Awareness Week was observed from 31st October to 6th November 2022 with the theme, “Corruption free India for a developed Nation” at ICAR - Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vigilance Awareness Week is one of the tools of the Commission in increasing public awareness about the perils of corruption. Vigilance Awareness Week is observed every year during the week in which the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31st October) falls in.