In its bid to weed out corrupt officials, the Delhi Government has suspended a Motor licensing Officer of Sheikh Sarai and has removed the sub-registrar of Kapashera under corruption charges.
According to sources, the decision was taken by a special team constituted by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to keep tabs on all the departments of the Delhi Government.
Since the Anti- Corruption Branch (ACB) is no longer under the control of the Delhi Government, the Chief Minister has reportedly set up this special team is to scan the functioning of all the departments and take direct action against those who are caught indulging in corruption. The team will be reportedly working under the direct command of the CM.
A highly-placed source said that the team has already carried out inspections of transport, revenue and health departments. Following reports submitted by the special team, the CM is said to have suspended a Motor licensing Officer of Sheikh Sarai and has removed a sub-registrar of the revenue wing in Kapashera till further orders.
Preliminary reports suggest that maximum corruption has been going on at the lower rung officials of the Transport Department. In the revenue wing, corruption was reportedly going on at the level of lawyers and deed writers. “A separate team has been submitted to take stock of the working at the lower ranks in both transport and revenue wings,” the source added.
The special team which carried out an extensive inspection in all the Government-run hospitals have submitted that all of these were functioning properly. “All the hospitals have reported Grade 1 results,” a senior officer said. “Now, another inspection will be carried out in other Government-run medical centres.”
Sources said that the CM himself would be monitoring the reports of the special team. “No city Minister will have any role in the functioning of this team. The team is an independent entity. It will be recommending action against those who are not performing their works or are indulging in corrupt practices.”