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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | MCD tops in corruption cases, followed by Delhi Govt and DDA

MCD tops in corruption cases, followed by Delhi Govt and DDA

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published Published on Oct 8, 2009   modified Modified on Oct 8, 2009

Municipal Corporation of Delhi has topped the corruption chart with about 4,300 cases and is followed by Delhi government, Delhi Development Authority and Delhi Police.

There are about 457 corruption related cases against the Delhi government employees including 137 from Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

It is followed by DDA and Delhi Police where 305 and 133 officials respectively were facing corruption cases. Interestingly, 18 senior DDA officials have retired without their probe been completed. The official figures came out in response to a series of RTI queries made by social activist and Advocate Vivek Kumar Garg. Exercising his Right to Information, Garg had sought the details of corruption cases which are pending investigations alongwith the name of employees from the Public Information Officers of Delhi Government, DDA and Delhi Police.

The MCD's Vigilance department said as many as 4,299 cases were pending against 3,350 officials. Out of the registered cases, 1,435 cases were by anti- corruption branch of the Delhi Government, Police and CBI whereas 2,877 such cases were registered by its own vigilance wing.

Most of the tainted MCD officials, working at middle and senior levels like zonal incharge, superintendent and executive engineers, have over two to three such cases each against them, the RTI reply has said.

In response to another RTI reply, the Delhi Police said that various criminal cases against 133 personnel were pending against serving officials since January 2008. The cases were pending against eight inspectors, 12 sub inspectors, 18 assistant sub inspectors, 28 head constables and 67 constables, the reply said.

Whereas the DJB said a total of 137 cases involving 214 of its employees, including serving and retired senior officials, are pending since 2002. The department also said that investigations in 317 other cases, registered by CBI and ACB are underway. High ranking officials were among 300 employees of DDA who are facing corruption cases, some of which are pending for more than two decades.

The corruption cases were pending against top officers like commissioner, directors, joint directors and deputy directors. Even the superintendent engineers and executive engineers were facing vigilance enquiries, the reply said.

"Most of the government offices have been providing haven for officials to engage in corrupt practices. About 70 per cent of employees are working at the same post and at same place for about ten years which is against the norms," Garg claimed.

He added "Government must do something to check corrupt practices by corrupt public servants who are exploiting people.


The Indian Express, 8 October, 2009, http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mcd-tops-in-corruption-cases-followed-by-delhi-govt-and-dda/526666/1
 

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