Chandigarh, January 9- The issue of alleged corruption and financial embezzlement under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in Kakheri and Kakrala Anayat Gram Panchayats of Siwan Block in Kaithal district was raised in the meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee.
In this regard, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) was asked to investigate the matter and submit a report. Giving information, a government spokesperson said according to the CEO’s report, investigation is already going on in the matter related to Gram Panchayat Kakheri in Block Siwan and three METs have been terminated for violating the rules in uploading the actual attendance of the workers in the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app from the registered mobile at the geo-tagged location of the workplace with clear faces. Explanation of the concerned ABPO and Junior Engineer related to MGNREGA has been called. He said since this work was in convergence with the Irrigation Department, a letter has been written to the Irrigation Department asking it to take action against the concerned Junior Engineer and Sub-Divisional Officer for not monitoring the works as per rules and for negligence. He said the investigation related to Gram Panchayat Kakrala Anayat is under consideration with the Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Siwan.
He said since the total expenditure under MGNREGA in Kaithal district in 2024-25 has been only Rs 18.82 crore so far, and the news of the scam of Rs 18 crore in Gram Panchayat Kakheri and Kakarala Anayat of Block Siwan of Kaithal is without facts and completely baseless.
He said after investigation of the above complaints, strict action will be taken against any officer or employee found involved and recovery will be done as per rules. Legal action will also be taken if needed.
