Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Launches Project Zero for Corruption-Free Administration

Key facts

• The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) launched Project Zero in Thiruvananthapuram to establish a corruption-free administrative system in Kerala.
• The initiative is built on four major pillars: proactive vigilance, preventive vigilance, digital vigilance, and participative vigilance.
• Under the digital vigilance component, the VACB will introduce AI-based complaint analysis, predictive risk mapping, and a 24x7 digital complaint system with QR-based reporting.
• The participative model involves the public through a mobile app, web portal, anonymous reporting systems, and anti-corruption clubs in campuses for youth engagement.
• The preventive framework includes departmental risk audits, integrity indexing of government departments, and the preparation of a draft revision for the vigilance manual.