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| Loot of MGNREGA funds goes unabated in state: Harsh | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 3: Alleging large scale irregularities, massive bungling and misappropriation of funds in the implementation of MGNREGA scheme in the state, Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and Former Minister today petitioned the Governor seeking a high level probe into all expenditures under the scheme by the J&K RDD during the last 3 years. He regretted that in the absence of ombudsman or any other monitoring authority, the huge funding under MGNREGA scheme has been looted and plundered with none to take cognizance of the frauds in RDD making headlines in the media every other day. He said that not only the plunder of funds but the RDD officers often declined to provide replies under RTI which had invited the wrath of SIC as well with the latter admonishing the Department for circumventing the transparency law.
Having clandestinely floundered the principles of Accountability and Transparency, Singh called for a high level probe into the functioning of the RDD Department under the supervision of GOI. Pointing towards huge pendency of wages and other work done claims of workers and MGNREGA labourers, Mr. Singh regretted that the rural poor had been deprived legitimate benefits envisaged for them under the scheme. He said that it was highly unfortunate that the claims of these poor indigent labouers remained unpaid even during the festival season and urged upon the Governor and Advisor to ensure clearance of the liabilities created by reckless officers of the Deptt.
Referring to the vigilance raids in the houses and office premises of officers of the Deptt including ACDs, DPOs and GM of NCCFI exposing the massive scam to the tune of crores in the RDD under MGNREGA scheme, Harsh Dev Singh said that it was only a tip of the ice berg and said that identical exercise needs to be conducted in all other districts of the state particularly Udhampur, Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, Kathua, Samba in view of hundreds of crores being bungled by unscrupulous elements in collusion with officers and politicians. |
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