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| Corruption cases bite dust as Deptts shield tainted | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 29: Even though the anti-graft agencies have conducted hundreds of enquiries against the tainted officials, it is reported that most of the government departments are reluctant in sharing case histories of the accused, who roamed free as their case files were biting dust.
Sources told ET that hundreds of complaints received by the State Vigilance Commission, State Vigilance organization the highest anti-graft bodies were pending with various Departments of the State Government for the disposal. "Hundreds of cases have been sent to different government departments for action and on the basis of evidence collected, prima facie charges have been established against identified officials, however so far action has been taken only in few cases and remaining hundreds were pending," the sources maintained.
Sources said that it is astonishing that from last two years, scores of officers who were facing corruption charges were awarded plum postings. "Posting officials against whom investigations are going on is demeaning government's own initiatives against the menace of corruption," said a senior citizen.
Sources said the complaints of corruption, nepotism and malpractices against officers and officials of government departments have increased from last few years, and if this pace is not reversed the situation will assume dangerous proportion.
Sources said that the officers of departments were directed by the government to take departmental action on the enquiry reports, wherever necessary, and not to wait for the outcome of enquiry/investigation being conducted on the same charges by Vigilance Organization or SVC. However sources said that nothing has been done in this regard.
One of the top officials of the Vigilance Organization said that there is a deluge of complaints being received by the State Vigilance Organization from last few years. The official said that often these complaints are lacking in specifics and with the result the department doesn't attract provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
People believe that the officials in departments like Revenue, Education R&B, and government-owned corporations have not shown accountability as there are no checks and inspections.
It is to mention here that the government had earlier decided to order premature retirement of 'corrupt and incapable' officials, who have not been able to deliver in their respective departments.
The government had also constituted a high-level committee headed by Chief Secretary and the committee was to be the final authority to take action against the corrupt officials.
Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in 2015 affirmed his commitment to bring transparency and accountability in the state administration when he removed tainted officials and non-performing bureaucrats from the plum postings.
The chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had also admitted that corruption was a major challenge in the state with various anti-graft agencies having received thousands of complaints in this regard. |
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