The State Government has constituted 20 Judicial Commissions in last 15 years and spent Rs14,65,40,434 for 18 of these Commissions between year 2000 and till date.
Of the 20 Commissions of Inquiry, five have not submitted their reports to the Government, according to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s information to the State Assembly.
In a written reply to a query of Congress MlA Krushna Chandra Sagaria, the CM said a maximum of Rs3,25,60,079 has so far spent for the commission on unauthorised collection of public deposits in the State (chit fund scam), which is yet to submit its report.
Besides, the commission on police firing at Rangabhati and Raighar villages in Nabarangpur district for which Rs3,41,494 has so far been spent, commission on confrontation between police and members of Puri Bar Association (Rs4,02,000) and police firing at Bhuban in Dhenkanal (Rs3,41,494) are yet to submit their reports, the Chief Minister said.
The CM told the House that while Rs11,54,000 was spent for commission on the alleged activities of drug mafia in and around Baleswar district, Rs8,12,881 was paid out to the commission on violence in the premises of SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Rs8,71,000 was spent for the commission on police firing at village Maikanch under Kashipur police station of Rayagada.
Similarly, the commission on alleged custodial death of Gajendra Majhi at the Kuchinda police station was paid out Rs2,10,000 while Rs1,81,40,907 was spent for the commission on police firing at Kalinganagar in Jajpur was Rs1,81,40,907, the Chief Minister told.
Patnaik further informed that while Rs45,49,500 was spent for the commission on the incidence of stampede at the Jagannath Temple, Puri, the commission on violent incidents in Kandhamal district in 2007 was given Rs2,56,31,114, Rs1,61,09,742 was spent for the commission on feasibility of setting up of permanent/circuit benches of High Court at different places, Rs2,11,74,363 for the commission on killing of Swami laxmanananda Saraswati and Rs1,43,48,475 for the commission on the death of two engineering students at Balangir.
The Chief Minister added that Rs31,06,860 each was spent for the commission on police firing at Bagalpur in Cuttack and the commission on the incident involving a Judicial Magistrate in Rourkela.