Action sought against official
The Hindu
DHARWAD: The District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee has passed a resolution seeking the immediate suspension of an assistant engineer of the Dharwad Zilla Panchayat Dharwad.
The resolution was passed at a meeting of the committee held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Pralhad Joshi, BJP MP. The committee has been constituted by the Centre to oversee the implementation of schemes sponsored by it.
What annoyed the members of the committee is the "failure" of the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to act on a letter by Deputy Commissioner M.S. Srikar who had told the Government that the charges against the assistant executive engineer appear to be true. The members said the Government has not taken any action though the Deputy Commissioner sent his recommendations three months ago.
The meeting took exception to the lack of accountability among the officials and their attitude of indifference. Till these issues are rectified, it will be difficult to ensure proper implementation of schemes. The members expressed dissatisfaction over the implementation of Indira Awaz Yojana. They said not even 50 per cent of the target has been met under the yojana and blamed the chief executive officer for it. They said the chief executive officer is not interested in the implementation of development schemes. Large-scale irregularities have taken place and the committee sought an inquiry in the previous meeting.
