KOSAL STATE. WHY? (PART 10)
The large-scale
misappropriation of Central aid coming under various social security schemes
can be seen from the famous September 22, 1999 report of the then deputy
administrator (Hrushikesh Panda) of the KBK (undivided districts of Kalahandi,
Bolangir, Koraput) that had elaborated upon the widespread misappropriation of
funds given by the Centre under agreement with the International Fund for
Agriculture Development (IFAD) and the role of the then district collector, two
directors of the IFAD project, and many other government officials forcing
Central government to withhold the
aid to the poverty-ridden Kashipur block of Rayagada. The Hrushikesh Panda report noted that not a single plant claimed to have been planted under the programme can be traced, payments were made against non-existent works, roads were built from no where to no where, estimates of works were recklessly revised and only non-tribals were
handpicked as contractors by the officials.
The corruption money going into the account of bureaucrats straightly shifted to the Coastal region as majority of them belongs to that region.
aid to the poverty-ridden Kashipur block of Rayagada. The Hrushikesh Panda report noted that not a single plant claimed to have been planted under the programme can be traced, payments were made against non-existent works, roads were built from no where to no where, estimates of works were recklessly revised and only non-tribals were
handpicked as contractors by the officials.
The corruption money going into the account of bureaucrats straightly shifted to the Coastal region as majority of them belongs to that region.
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