Hamirpur: In Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh, the MNREGA scheme is proving to be a pasture for the village sarpanch and secretaries. The newest case has come to the fore of a village, the place lakhs of rupees have been embezzled from jail inmates and outsiders by making shovels run within the MNREGA scheme. When the folks of the village uncovered the rigging within the MNREGA scheme in entrance of the officers, even the block degree officers have been shocked. At current, directions have been given to analyze this complete episode.
After investigation of large-scale rip-off in MNREGA scheme in Sijanoda, Khandeh, and Chhimauli villages of Maudaha space of Hamirpur district, now a case of embezzlement of presidency funds has come to the fore in Gurdaha village. Devraj of the village has now opened a entrance in opposition to the sarpanch by giving a grievance letter to the upper officers. The folks of the village stated {that a} yr in the past, the sarpanch of Gurdaha village had made greater than two dozen cattle sheds on paper and diverted the federal government cash from right here and there. After the grievance of this matter, the making of kettles has been began in a rush. Told that work has nonetheless been began within the cattleshed of Munna Khan of the village, whereas the cattlesheds of Kallu’s son Radheshyam and Shivshankar’s son Nanhu couldn’t be constructed but. It is alleged that authorities cash has been diverted from right here and there by displaying wages within the title of a prisoner in jail.
The rigging occurred attributable to collusion, even within the title of dozens of laborers who went out for wages, the sarpanch has stolen the federal government cash by displaying pretend wages within the MNREGA scheme. In this case, Sarpanch Ashok Yadav stated that the spouse of the one who is in jail has labored as a laborer within the village below MNREGA scheme. BDO Bhairav Prasad of Maudha space stated that complaints have been obtained. The total matter might be investigated. Punitive motion might be taken in opposition to whoever is discovered responsible within the investigation. Wages made in MNREGA even from jailed prisoners
Devraj, a resident of Gram Panchayat Gurdaha, gave an affidavit to the officers and advised that every one the foundations and requirements have been flouted within the MNREGA scheme within the village. It is alleged that authorities funds have been embezzled by making a prisoner lodged in jail for a very long time as a laborer below the MNREGA scheme. At the identical time, within the title of dozens of outsiders, the funds of the MNREGA scheme have been embezzled. These laborers are usually not even residents of the village, however wages have been paid of their title. Big rigging within the title of rebor of handpumps
All the villagers together with Devraj stated that within the title of rebor, lakhs of rupees have been paid for brand new handpumps. In the final monetary yr, multiple lakh rupees have been looted by displaying the rebar of the handpump close to the home of Chamma Khan and Jagmohan Kori. Jagmohan advised that this handpump was put in by Union Minister of State Niranjan Jyoti on his behalf, which was positively repaired by the sarpanch. However, no restore of the handpump on the door of Chamma Khan may very well be executed until date.
Report – Pankaj Mishra
