Punitive action has been taken against officials responsible for rotting of food grains which was stored to distribute among poor peoples during lockdown held at the time of Covid-19 pandemic.
Administration also recovered full value of the food grains from the responsible persons said Alok Kumar Sub-Divisional Officer of Sri Banshidhar Nagar.
Villager's complained to the SDO that food grains which stored in Panchayat Sachiwalya building at Koljhiki village under Sri Banshidhar Nagar Sub-Division of the district for distribution among hunger and poor during Covid-19 pandemic was rotted.
Following the villager's complaint , SDO Kumar initiated a probe and deputed to the BDO Sri Banshidhar Nagar Sharwan Ram and directed him to submit a report after investigation of the matter.
On the instructions of SDO, BDO investigated the matter and submitted a details report.
In his detail report BDO mentioned that due to negligent attitude of Mukhiya of Koljhiki Panchayat Savita Devi and Panchayat representative and Mukhiya,s husband Ajay Prasad food grain rotted in the building. During investigation, rice was found kept in a room of the Panchayat Bhawan.
During the lockdown held during the Corona epidemic, under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 10 quintals and 10 quintals of ration under the State Relief fund were made available in each panchayat so that it could be distributed among the hungry and poor families of the Panchayat, on June 04,2020.
But the Mukhiya picked up the Food grain and kept it locked in his Panchayat Bhawan building and did not distribute it to anyone. Due to non-distribution, around 18.4 quintal food grain got rotten as soon as it was kept in the godown.
According to sources Gvorment paid Rs.3600 per quintal rice and Rs. 2650 per quintal wheat to the FCI.
When contacted SDO Kumar said that legal action will be taken and money will be recovered for the full value of the food grain from those found guilty of the negligence .