In a surprising development in the district of Kalahandi, the special audit report has exposed misappropriation of Rs 2,26,62,870 by four civil supply officials in three blocks. The officials are ex-Marketing Inspector of Jaipatna Block Srikant Pattnaik, ex-MI of Dharmagarh block Prakash Patra, ex-MI of Junagarh Khageswar Pandaand ex-ACSO of Dharmagarh block Pusha Munda.
The report revealed that while Pattnaik misappropriated Rs 2,01,16,472, Patra misappropriated Rs 1,22,400. The report indicts Panda and Munda having misappropriated Rs 12,97,599 and Rs 11,26,399 respectively.
Meanwhile, the district administration is reported to have summoned the officials found guilty in dishonest use of their official capacity in paddy procurement during 2006-2008 and asked them to deposit the amounts as the special audit suggested recovery from them within seven days, alternatively suggesting criminal prosecution.
It is alleged that such gross financial loss to the Government happened due to extreme laxity on the part of the district administration. There is public demand that the administration officials responsible for it should be commensurately penalised.
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