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Rs 27.60 cr scam in J&K Housing Board Govt forwards 3-member inquiry report to SVO for probe 7/14/2016 10:41:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 14: In the contempt of court proceedings against IGP Vigilance Alok Puri and Dr Koshal Kumar Sharma, SSP, vigilance organization, Jammu, for not registering FIR under section 5(2) PC Act against a former minister and an ex-MD of housing board into the alleged Rs 27.60 cr scam in the housing board, a 3-member inquiry report has been submitted to the vigilance organisation for in-depth probe. A fresh report in this regard was today filed by the SVO IGP in the high court, wherein it has been disclosed that vide communication No HUD/LIT/68-AF/2014 dated July 5, 2016, the Housing and Urban Development Department had forwarded a copy of the 3-Member Inquiry Report submitted by the Committee, constituted vide government order No 178-HUD of July 14, 2015, to SVO for in-depth probe. The IGP has divulged in the status report that the report of the Inquiry Committee reveals administrative lapses and procedural deviations, besides pointing out that precious reserves of the J&K Housing Board have been depleted arbitrarily by overstepping the mandate and jurisdiction without any plan/provisions for augmenting the loss as reflected in paras 15 and 16 of the report. The status report further says that the report of the committee has not made any comments regarding favoritism, conferring of undue pecuniary advantage to the blue eyed contractors as alleged in the complaint. Therefore, in order to verify these points for ascertaining the criminality which would attract the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, a verification has been ordered into the matter by the State Vigilance Organization. The IGP Vigilance in his status report has expressed his concern that the Housing and Urban Development Department has only forwarded the inquiry report of the Committee without any Action Taken Report (ATR) or the recommendations in light of the inquiry report. The status report further says that in the concluding para of the inquiry report, the committee has observed that prescribed guidelines have not been exercised at any level during the execution of these works. The responsibility/duties associated with the offices of Managing Director, FA/CAO, DGM's, Technical Officers have not been discharged diligently. The IGP Vigilance has also submitted that after going through the inquiry report which was not accompanied with ATR, the SVO has again taken up the matter with the HUDD secretary to communicate Vigilance Organization regarding action taken on the findings of the inquiry committee. JNF   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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