Taking cognizance of the complaint of misappropriation and embezzlement of government funds under the Horticulture Mission Scheme received at the CM Window, directions were given on Monday to suspend the then District Horticulture Officer Atmaprakash of Sirsa.
Apart from this, it was also directed to register an FIR against three JEs, one foreman and one ALM of the Electricity Department.Project Director, Rakesh Gupta, Good Governance Associates Program, gave these directions during the meeting of nodal officers of CM Window.
The suspended officer, Atmaprakash, released a subsidy of Rs 9lakhs for the establishment of a model nursery in Sirsa, without the prior permission from the Agriculture Department.
Gupta also directed the Electricity Department to register an FIR against three JEs, a foreman and an ALM for stealing electrical goods.
It was informed that these employees sold goods worth about Rs 15 lakhs, which have not been recovered, and that they have not faced any punishment for the same till today.
Similarly, an FIR was ordered to be lodged in regard to misappropriation of funds and embezzlement during the year 2018 in a college in Rewari.
During the meeting, directions were also given to issue show cause notice against the Sub-Registrar Cooperative Societies, Gurugram, Mahabir Sharma, in a matter related to the Registrar Office of Cooperative Societies.
A complaint, in this case, is pending since July 2019 and the officer had not yet responded in any way.