By Express News Service
RAIPUR: As the Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel not hesitating to take immediate strict motion on complaints obtained in opposition to corrupt-negligent officers throughout his ongoing statewide “Bhet-Mulakat” tour, his cabinet colleague has levelled severe expenses in opposition to the collector of Korba, one of many highest contributor districts of DMF fund, citing her as “corrupt officer, grossly misusing the public fund”.
State Revenue, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation minister Jaisingh Agrawal in his grievance had claimed the Korba collector Ranu Sahu as concerned in huge corruption by her unilateral non-transparent selections resulting in embezzlement of public (DMF) funds.
Agrawal has shot a letter highlighting his objections to the Secretary and Nodal officer of the state mining division and DMF looking for his pressing intervention in suspending the upcoming DMF committee assembly known as by the collector and “stop further misuse of public money”.
Korba, supplying 16 % of the entire coal manufacturing of the nation and greater than the Jharkhand state, is the biggest contributor to the DMF kitty with a number of hundred crores yearly.
“The collector is sanctioning works from the DMF fund as per her own wishes that doesn’t serve the public interest. Prevent the misuse of public money and initiate appropriate action. There is no transparency regarding the information that needed to be shared on the public domain regarding the approved works allotted by the DMF committee in Korba”, alleged Agrawal.
The minister categorically asserted that the dearth of any motion by the Secretary will equally recommend his silent consent to the squandering of crores of rupees to the state by embezzlement within the allotted works underneath the DMF scheme.
The collector could not be reached regardless of repeated makes an attempt nor did she reply to the message texted to her looking for the response.
The opposition BJP however grasped the minister’s grievance to focus on the state authorities. “We have brought the issue of massive irregularities in utilisation of DMF funds in Korba district to the knowledge of the Prime Minister Office, home minister and DoPT urging them to intervene for putting things right. It’s shocking to find the state minister had not just exposed the dishonest practices of the collector but also how corruption ruled the roost in bureaucracy”, mentioned Naresh Gupta, BJP authorized cell in cost.
