Work is being done at a rapid pace at various levels towards establishing good governance and rule of law in the State. Under this, the strict legal proceedings against chit fund companies, encroachers, people involved in illicit liquor business, black marketing of food items and fraudsters cheating the general public are going on under the instructions of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Chouhan himself is instructing the district administration and police administration to take strict action by holding regular meetings and visiting the field.
Chouhan has said that our aim is that those who commit irregularities should not be spared and the general public should not be harassed. As per the instructions of Chief Minister Chouhan, intensive work in various areas has been done in the month of January 2021 in the state-wide campaign.
In the campaign against adulteration in all districts of the State, 204 FIRs against adulterators were registered, 28 NSAs, 94 food establishments were sealed, 78 licenses were cancelled, 6 illegal factories were razed. 137 cases were registered against those who were involved in irregularities in the distribution of food grains and ration and material worth Rs 7 crore 99 lakh was seized.
Action against 695 goons was taken including the land mafia, goons, miscreants and illegal encroachers in the month of January. Of these, action was taken under the National Security Act (NSA) against 37. 137 illegal constructions of encroachment were pulled down and a sum of Rs 19 crore was deposited and land worth Rs 1394 crore was freed.Total 461 FIRs have been registered in the state to prevent illegal transportation of sand minerals.
Proceedings are continuing against the land mafia, goons and illegal occupiers of government land. So far, 1089 acres of land worth Rs 1025 crore has been freed.
Chouhan has issued clear instructions that during the action against the mafia, it should be ensured that the poor and those who follow the law do not face any trouble under any circumstances.
Strict legal action is also being taken against chit fund companies. Not only criminal cases have been registered under this, but an amount of Rs 24.47 crore has been returned to 14,600 investors.
Total 75 acres of land worth Rs 150 crore of Sahara Company in Katni district was attached. Four properties worth Rs 67.37 lakh of Saksham Dairy Limited and Sun India Limited in Gwalior district were auctioned. Assets of chit fund companies were attached including 37 crore rupees in Mandsaur district, 22 hectare land worth 10 crores in Singrauli district, 9 crore in Barwani district, 7.75 crore in Ujjain district, 3.46 crore in Chhatarpur district, 3.63 crore in Dewas district and of Rs 3.16 crore in Alirajpur district.