Bishnu Prasad Aryal
Lalitpur, March 25
Some 20 cases about irregularities and corruption grilled by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, which directed the Ministry of Local Development to take action effectively, are yet to be implemented even in five years.
According to the MoLD, the focal point meeting of the CIAA gave decisions on 20 cases on irregularities in the ministry and local bodies within last five years. The graft body ordered the ministry to implement decisions largely within three months of verdicts.
“However, the instructions of CIAA on 18 decisions are yet to be enforced,” said Suresh Ghimire, an official at the Human Resource and Internal Management Section of the MoLD. Ghimire, who is also former staff of the CIAA, further said, “Only two decisions were implemented in the ministry within last five years.”
The MoLD was directed to take departmental action including warning and sacking the culprit, recovery of embezzled funds, and suggestion to correct the activities in accordance line with laws. Among 20 decisions of CIAA, 12 belong to Kathmandu Metropolitan City alone, two in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City, one each in Salyan District Development Committee, Sarlahi DDC, Darchula DDC and Mahottari.
Ghimire said taking action was difficult due to unrest in Tarai, intervention of political parties and obstruction from all-party political mechanism in the local bodies. “There are about 100 cases under scrutiny in the MoLD. They include 20 from CIAA, five from Office of Prime Minister and three from National Alertness Centre,” he said.
Bhavanath Khatiwada, officer looking into the CIAA cases at the MoLD, said that the process to take action was on. “We are working on to take action,” he added.
Lalitpur, March 25
Some 20 cases about irregularities and corruption grilled by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, which directed the Ministry of Local Development to take action effectively, are yet to be implemented even in five years.
According to the MoLD, the focal point meeting of the CIAA gave decisions on 20 cases on irregularities in the ministry and local bodies within last five years. The graft body ordered the ministry to implement decisions largely within three months of verdicts.
“However, the instructions of CIAA on 18 decisions are yet to be enforced,” said Suresh Ghimire, an official at the Human Resource and Internal Management Section of the MoLD. Ghimire, who is also former staff of the CIAA, further said, “Only two decisions were implemented in the ministry within last five years.”
The MoLD was directed to take departmental action including warning and sacking the culprit, recovery of embezzled funds, and suggestion to correct the activities in accordance line with laws. Among 20 decisions of CIAA, 12 belong to Kathmandu Metropolitan City alone, two in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City, one each in Salyan District Development Committee, Sarlahi DDC, Darchula DDC and Mahottari.
- Rs 1,528,800 and Rs 1,742,001 from Anak Construction and Santoshi Construction for embezzlement in Pokhara since 2004
- Unaudited Rs 6,403,358 to be recovered from Hans Raj Bajracharya, contemporary ward chairman, KMC-8 since 2003
- Rs 30,000 to be recovered from the salary of Er Suresh Harsha Bajracharya, KMC since 2006
- Rs 54,000 from ward chairman Rajiv Joshi for embezzling advance budget to construct sewerage at Bakhundole, Jwagal, KMC since 2007
- 11 plots of public land encroach at Ranibari, KMC since 2007
- Encroachment of some 12 ropanies of land at Bhimsengola, KMC-34 since 2008
- Removal of huts built at public land in KMC-15
- Uma Devi Shrestha of KMC-1 for encroaching road since 2008
- KMC staff Ram Kumar Karki, in-charge of revenue collection at Thankot for embezzlement
- Encroachment of public shelter-house at Bangemudha, KMC-28 since 2009
- Misuse of planning budget in Salyan DDC since 2009
- VDC secretary Nabal Kishor Shah for embezzling social security funds in Sarlahi since 2009
- Misuse of DRILP project fund in Darchula against LDO Danda Pani Baral, Lalu Giri, Hira Lal Chaudhari, Bishnu Datta Bhatta, Keshav Raj Bhatta, Jayanti Bhatta. Only LDO Baral was taken action.
- Sub Er Prabin Karki of Khalanga Range Post in Salyan for corruption
- Shiva Ram Pandey and Ram Prasad Shah of Gaushala in Mahottari for embezzling Rs 1 million in Mahottari since 2008
Ghimire said taking action was difficult due to unrest in Tarai, intervention of political parties and obstruction from all-party political mechanism in the local bodies. “There are about 100 cases under scrutiny in the MoLD. They include 20 from CIAA, five from Office of Prime Minister and three from National Alertness Centre,” he said.
Bhavanath Khatiwada, officer looking into the CIAA cases at the MoLD, said that the process to take action was on. “We are working on to take action,” he added.
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