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Bungling in Ration Card: TSO penalized, Asst Director CA&PD censured
11/1/2014 12:23:17 AM
Sumit Sharma

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Jammu, Oct 31: Tehsil Supply Officer (TSO), Samba was penalized with red entry in his service book, while the Assistant Director CA&PD, Samba was censured for his role in shielding his subordinate in his misdeed, for filing self contradictory oath in affidavit before the State Information Commission.
The departmental action in this connection was taken by the Director Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD), Jammu after he was directed to ascertain the veracity of the ration card issued in favour of one Reeta Devi wife of Sohan Lal . The bungling in the ration card came to limelight when Kovid Khosla, advocate , in his RTI query sought information regarding photocopy of the D form of one Reeta Devi w/o Sohan Lal of Kalwal, Samba for the year 2008-09 and photocopy of the APL ration card register pertaining to her.
The Director CA&PD Jammu G. S Chib started inquiry after Commission smelt foul and after going through the records the Commission observed, " Perusal of the contents of the affidavit as well as the information furnished by the TSO Samba vide office No TSO/S/13-14/1037 reveals that the APL Ration Card register, the name of the Reeta Devi w/o Sohan Lal r/o Kalwal, Samba having Ration Book No 426042 figures which is self contradictory viz-a-viz the information provided by the TSO Samba where in he has stated that as per office record available no Ration Card stands issued in favour of Reeta Devi. TSO Samba has further submitted in the affidavit that name of Reeta Devi stands included in the Ration Card issued on the name of Thoru Ram,her father in law bearing book No 429479 mentioned at Serial No 229 of village Malani on the basis of surrender certificate produced by Reeta Devi issued by TSO,CA&PD Hiranagar. Thus, the information provided to the information seeker and statement made on oath in the affidavit by TSO Samba is self contradictory and needs to be inquired by Director CA&PD, Jammu who shall fix up responsibility of the official concerned for appropriate action under service rules applicable to TSO Samba."
Meanwhile, during investigation Director CAPD Jammu G.S Chib realized that the allegations of bungling in ration card in question were true. In his communiqué to Anshumali Sharma, Assistant Director CA&PD, Samba who happens to be the PIO having No:- 169/G/RTI/Appeal-22/CS/656 observed, " After going through your letter it transpired that you have merely acted as an instrument of Post Office, as you have simply forwarded the reply of Tehsil Suply Officer, Samba under cover of your letter no ADCAPD/S/2014-15/513, as it seems that you cannot absolve yourself from the responsibilities of a controlling officer as the TSO is directly under your superintendence and governance. Besides, you are also a custodian of all records of your own office as well as the office of TSOs of Samba and Vijaypur. However, a bare perusal of papers produced by the information seeker reveals that there are huge distortaitons in the data/ information viz overwriting/cuttings/deletions/alterations maintained in the office of TSO Samba and each and every cutting needs to be authenticated by the concerned office duly signed and stamped".
In its other communiqué having no 169/G/RTI/Appeal-22/CS/746-48, Director CA&PD further admitted that affidavit before Commission is concurred and concerned DDO is directed to make necessary entries in the service records of the official concerned.
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