Punjab Government on Tuesday issued chargesheet for major penalty to one IAS and four PCS officers for allegedly causing financial loss to the Government during 2007-2009 when they were posted as District Transport Officers in different districts.
IAS officer Chander Gaind, presently posted as Special Secretary Higher Education, has been chargesheeted by the order of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, after special internal audit conducted in ludhiana DTO office found that Gaind caused a loss of Rs 26.81 lakh to the Government due to his failure to recover taxes during his tenure.
Among PCS officers, Vinod Kumar Setia, presently posted as Baba Bakala sub-divisional magistrate, and Parmjit Singh, presently posted as Kapurthala SDM, Manmohan Singh Kang, presently posted as Gurdaspur SDM, and Jasbir Singh-I, presently posted as Additional Commissioner Amritsar Municipal Corporation, have been charge-sheeted.
An official spokesperson said that Vimal Kumar Setia, during his posting as DTO Amritsar and other districts from April 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009, caused a financial loss of Rs 85.39 lakh to the state exchequer.
During his posting of DTO Amritsar and ludhiana from April 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009, Parmjit Singh caused a loss of Rs 87.09 lakh, while the internal audit found that Manmohan Singh Kang caused a financial loss of Rs 82.89 lakh to the state exchequer during his posting as DTO Amritsar and other districts.