Everything is not good for big babus in Chhattisgarh. Even if they enjoy luxuries and power, many of them are under the lense of various regulatory/ anti corruption agencies of the State. Despite serious charges against many of them, they occupy their posts, thanks to perennial shortage of Indian Administrative Service cadre.
In his written reply to the question of the leader of the Opposition Ravindra Choubey, Chief Minister Raman Singh informed the House on Tuesday that a total 412 posts of All India Service Cadre have been
sanctioned for Chhattisgarh out of which 329 are posted in the State presently.
Against 10 Indian Administrative Service officials, 2 Indian Police Service officials and 15 Indian Forest Service officials departmental enquiry is in progress whereas against 3 IAS and one IFS officials cases are pending in Economic Offences Wing. Besides, primary investigation is under progress against 26 IAS, 1 IPS and 11 IFS officials in lok Ayog. The Ayog has found complaints against 7 IAS, one IPS and 10 IFS officials true at first instance.
The Chief Minister told the House that total 178 posts of IAS are sanctioned for the state against which 129 officials are posted here while one is absent. Of Indian Police Service 131 posts are sanctioned for Chhattisgarh against which 129 are presently working in Chhattisgarh.
Singh told the House that departmental enquiry is being held against 10 IAS officials posted here. Out of which enquiry against RC Sinha is pending from February 2006, against J Minj from July 2010, against T Radhakrishnan from November 2011, against NS Mandawi from January 2012, against SP Sori from December 2012, against Reena Kangale from December 2011, against VK Dhurve from 31 January 2012, against MS Paraste from February 2012, against KR Pisda from February 2012 and against VK Dhurve from July 2012.
The Chief Minister said that against 3 IAS officials enquiry is pending in Economic Offences Wing. Out of this, enquiry is held against Narayan Singh from july 2004, against Babulal Agrawal from February 2010 and against HP Kindo from July 2012. The chief minister also informed the house that against IAS HP
Kindo a case is also pending in Anti Corruption Bureau from January 2002.
According to the Chief Minister cases, of primary investigation is pending in lok Ayog against 26 IAS officials. During primary investigation the Ayog tries to know the truth in complaints lodged against the respective official and if during the enquiry the charges are found baseless then the case file is closed.
The IAS officials against whom primary investigation is pending in the lok Ayog include Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar, CK Khaitan, RC Sinha, Rohit Kumar Yadav, Ashok Agrawal, Manoj Kumar Pingua, Reena Kangale, Rajesh Sukumar Toppo, Bhuvnesh Yadav, Vikassheel, Himshikhar Gupta, Ms Alarmel Mangai D, SK Jayaswal, Vivek Dhand, RP Mandal, MK Raut, Yashwant Kumar, Ms Nidhi Chhibber, Avnish Kumar Sharan, J inj, Siddharth Komal Pardeshi, OP Choudhary, Bl Agrawal, Manohar Pandey, KDP Rao and KR Pisda.