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Comm /Secretary ARI travels 136 Kms daily! RTI exposes loot of Taxpayers' money 6/27/2016 10:49:49 PM Early Times Report srinagar, June 27: An RTI query has exposed a scam involving swindling of public money under the garb of field travel. The information provided to an information seeker has revealed that Commissioner Secretary to Government ARI & Trainings department has travelled more than 19,500 kms in last 6 months and on an average the officer has travelled 136 kms per day. Details provided by the Under Secretary ARI & Trainings department vide RTI reply No: ARI/Genl/38/2016 dated 24.6.2016 reveal that Department has given all the misleading and incorrect information to the information seeker. "It is not possible for an officer of the rank of Commissioner Secretary to travel 136 kms on daily basis. This is a misleading information and reality is that money has been illegally drawn from state exchequer by showing all these long distance travels" says Dr Mushtaq Khan noted RTI Activist Pertinent to mention that looting state exchequer under the name of tour and travel is not a new thing. Recently a Srinagar based newspaper had exposed State Motor Garages and its senior officials who are using official vehicles despite not being entitled for any such services as Government has to bear heavy expenses on fuel charges and maintenance of these vehicles. The Govt vehicles continue to be "misused" by the officials despite directives from the government that only those officials can use the services, who are entitled for the same. The Deputy Director of State Motor Garages is seen using the official Scorpio for his use while as Works Manager Regional SMG Kashmir was using a Jeep before 2014 floods and is now using a Maruti Swift Dezire car inspite of the fact that these officials are not entitled for any of such services. The Director State Motor Garage J&K is authorized to use only one government vehicle for the official use between 10 and 4. "But the Director is using two official vehicles. He has kept official Scorpio at home permanently for the personal use while using SX4 for himself along with a driver," said an official of Motor Garage Department. It is not the civilian administration only which misuses Govt vehicles , but the misuse of official vehicles is rampant in Police Department as well. One can see one or two Govt vehicles allotted to officers from Dy SP and above. The families of police officers continue to use these vehicles under the garb of security and the helpless taxpayers pay for their fuel.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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