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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | NHRC notice to UP govt on corruption in Bundelkhand

NHRC notice to UP govt on corruption in Bundelkhand

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published Published on Jul 14, 2011   modified Modified on Jul 14, 2011
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New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Taking cognizance of complaints on farmer suicides and corruption in giving aid to families in Bundelkhand, the NHRC today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government asking it to submit a report within four weeks.
 
The National Human Rights Commission said the action came following a media report and a complaint alleging that corrupt officials in Bundelkhand region were feeding off aid for the dead farmers whose families are still struggling to get the compensation under several government schemes.
 
"The Commission has issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, calling for a report within four weeks," an NHRC spokesperson said.
 
Quoting the complaint and reports, the NHRC said the government officials are allegedly taking bribes from poor farmers to grant aid provided by the government.
 
The reports also said that 80 per cent of the population in Bundelkhand is dependent on agriculture out of which 76 per cent farmers are debt-ridden.
 
"Bundelkhand also got a relief package of Rs 7,000 crore and yet eight out every 10 farmers cannot repay their loan.
 
Above all, this is the place where 1,400 farmers have committed suicide in the last two-and-a half years, but the UP government has not acknowledged even a single one of them," the NHRC said quoting the reports.
 
The complainant has also drawn attention to the sting operation done by the media to allegedly catch hold of some corrupt officials demanding bribe as a share from the monetary aid.
 
The spokesperson said NHRC had also issued notice to the UP Government on June 20 on the complaints about farmers'' suicide and redressal of their problems in Bundelkhand and a report is awaited.

MSN, 14 July, 2011, http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5287462


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