The Central Vigilance Commission,CVC, is awaiting sanction for prosecution against 38 officials working in different central government departments for their alleged involvement in corruption. Of the total 19 cases involving these officials till September this year, a maximum of five are pending in Ministries of Personnel, three in Health and Family Welfare and two each in Finance and Defence among others. According to the statistics from CVC, besides, one each is pending in Ministries of Coal, Railway, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Syndicate Bank and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. Sanction for prosecution has to be decided within four months by concerned ministries as per norms. CVC officials said the ministries have been reminded to expedite cases pending decisions on granting sanction for prosecution.