ACD suspends 2 employees for misappropriation of funds

Excelsior Correspondent

DODA, June 22: Acting tough against the corruption and misappropriation/diversion of funds, Assistant Commissioner Development Doda, Phulial Singh today placed 2 employees of Rural Development Department under suspension with immediate effect.
The suspended employees include Kashif Nadeem, then VLW and Zubair Alam, the then GRS of Panchayat Dhara-A.
Taking action on various complaints received from the public against the suspended employees, a committee was constituted by BDO Doda (Ghat) on the directions of Assistant Commissioner Development Doda to ascertain the facts.
On conducting the inquiry by the committee it has been ascertained by the committee that a Community Sanitary Complex (CSC) has not been constructed at the site at Chatta, Ward No 06 at an estimated cost of Rs 3.90 lakh, Panchayat Dhara-A, but instead of it 2 toilet units were shown to be constructed to the committee at two different locations and the payment of Rs 3.90 lakh was drawn against the Community Sanitary Complex not constructed on the site.
During the visit of Assistant Commissioner Development Doda to the area, the general public also stated that the said CSC has not been constructed on ground but amount of Rs 3.90 lakh has been drawn for one Community Sanitory Complex under 14th FC fraudulently in connivance with the employees of Rural Development Department posted there.
BDO Dali Udyanpur has been appointed as inquiry officer who has been directed to submit the inquiry report within a period of 20 days.