As per reports in a leading daily
of Maharashtra "loksatta" ,
criminal action against approximately
13,732 employees of revenue department has been recommended by two enquiry
committees for alleged fraud in various pension schemes for old aged to the tune of
more than hundred crores.The government is stunned by seeing number of
employees indicted in this case. If
decided to take action, entire revenue department would be closed hence
action in this case is delayed since last ten years.
There are various pension schemes
in Maharashtra, named sanjay Gandhi, Indira
Gandhi, and national pension schemes for old age people. It was alleged
that hand in gloves with political party workers several government employees
and officers had siphoned up pensions meant for the needy people. They had shown about 1,66,352 illegal beneficiaries'
out of which number of dead beneficiaries' were - 27141, missing -34,759, bogus
- 4244, other illegal beneficiaries - 1,00,268, Total - 1,66,352.
After complaint in irregularities
in sanjay gandhi NIRADHAR grant scheme Aurangabad bench of Mumbai High Court
had ordered inquiry in to these schemes .The inquiry was conducted on two
levels at divisional commissioner level and deputy director of health level.Ofiicers from talathi, gramsevak, circle
and branch level officers, medical officers , nayab tahasildar ,
tahasildar as well as members of
political parties heading concerned committees were held guilty in this case and criminal action was recommended
against all.
In 2003 this matter was considered
by then cabinet ministry , and it was
also decided that action would be initiated, but
looking at the scale of employees involved, the fear was expressed that if
prosecuted entire ministry would come to
standstill and hence the report was concealed .
