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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Govt doing everything to check MNREGA irregularities: Minister

Govt doing everything to check MNREGA irregularities: Minister

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published Published on Apr 5, 2012   modified Modified on Apr 5, 2012

-The Pioneer

 

Alleging large scale irregularities in the implementation of the Union Government’s flagship programme, Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the State, the opposition on Wednesday demanded that the Odisha Government should extend the ongoing CBI probe to all the remaining 26 districts.

However, Panchayati Raj Minister Maheswar Mohanty rejected the allegation. Since the charges of large scale corruption as levelled by the Center for Environmental Studies and Food Security was being probed by the CBI pertaining to six districts following the order of the Supreme Court, the State Government would not hesitate to extend the probe by the central agency to rest of the districts, provided the Apex court issues a direction to the effect.

“We are open to any probe, the Minister said while replying to a debate on the admissibility of an adjournment motion on the allegation of rampant corruption in the MGNREGA,” the Minister said.

Stating that the Social Audit System in the MGNREGA needs to be strengthened to check irregularities and corruption in the implementation of the job scheme, he said that the State Government has decided to create a Separate Social Audit Directorate. However, he said that for impartial and just social audit of the implementation of the job scheme for the poor, the State Government has already registered Odisha Society for Social Audit, Accountability and Transparency. The annual social audit is being conducted through the Gram Sabha.

Mohanty said the State Government has already taken action against 658 Government and non-Government officials. Criminal proceedings have been initiated against 47 officials, action taken against 161persons U/S 25 and departmental proceedings has been initiated against 304 Government servants, he said. Even Rs 17.03 lakh has already been recovered from 146 officials while Vigilance cases have been registered against 239 persons for omission and commission.

Referring to the allegation of former District Collector of Nuapada misusing the MGNRGS fund for gardening, the Minister said the State Government would take exemplary action in the case only after receiving the direction of the Supreme Court.

Participating in the debate, the opposition Congress and BJP members alleged that the MGNRGS had failed in Odisha due to large scale corruption and irregularities and accused the State Government of abetting the crime and shielding the persons involved in corrupt practices. Pointing out that work was being done without the approval of the Gram Sabha, they said that the job work was only carried out in pen and paper and by resorting to issuing job cards in the name of dead persons.

The Pioneer, 5 April, 2012, http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/55270-govt-doing-everything-to-check-mnrega-irregularities-minster.html


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