Kozhikode constitutes a District Vigilance Committee, with the Collector in the chair and a VACB officer as convenor

5 November 2026

Kozhikode has been given a District Vigilance Committee, set up to curb corruption in government and public sector offices and to clear public complaints without delay. The order was issued by District Collector M. S. Madhavikutty, and the Collector chairs the committee. Its convenor is the Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau unit, and the Range Superintendent of Police attends as a special invitee. District level officers of Revenue, Police, Civil Supplies, Local Self Government, Agriculture, Public Works, the Water Authority, KSEB, Excise, Motor Vehicles, Registration and Health sit on it. Anyone with a complaint against a government employee may come to a meeting and place it in person. It reviews its work once in three months and sends a report to the Vigilance Director through the Collector.