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NREGS scam in Tapi: Woman sarpanch in dock

In the second such case Vyara taluka of Tapi district, a woman sarpanch of Kumbhia village has been accused of forging signatures of NREGS workers and including ghost names of beneficiaries in the roll muster to siphon off Rs 4.18 lakh. A complaint in this connection has been made to Taluka Development Officer and District Development Officer by the aggrieved workers.

The fund was meant for construction of roads and three ponds, the work on which had been going on for the last two years. Sarpanch Induben Chaudhary and her husband Jaysinh had engaged around 150 youths for the job.

On Monday evening, over 50 of them contacted District Development Officer Shalini Agrawal and Taluka Development Officer P J Patel and complained about the misappropriation of funds.

Fatehsingh Chaudhary, a job card-holder, said, “The labourers were asked to sign documents and paid wages of Rs 50-60 per day by the sarpanch and her husband, who siphoned off the remaining amount by forging the signature in the muster rolls. Induben included 27 names in the list who never worked but have been paid. These names include sarpanch and her husband, deputy sarpanch and her husband, former sarpanch and her husband and others.”

Subhash Chaudhary, another job card-holder, said, “The digging work was carried out with the help of JCB machines, and not manually. We have demanded a fair probe into the and that job card-holders should get the remaining amount for their work.”

Patel promised an inquiry and strict legal action against those found guilty. In the first such incident in Phatakwadi village in Vyara taluka, a woman sarpanch, her husband and a postmaster were similarly accused of duping workers of their wages. They were later arrested and are currently in judicial custody.