lokayukata Justice (retd) NK Mehrorta claimed rampant corruption in Police, Transport, Education, Civil Supplies, Excise, Mining etc and advocated introduction of a course on how to check corruption at primary level. In his annual report for the year 2014, submitted to Governor, Ram Naik, the state ombudsman disclosed that majority of departments including the one mentioned by him above, were indulged in corruption. Giving the type of complaints which he received on corruption matter in the state, Mehrorta claimed that mostly he found two type of corruption in UP, the first one which was done in connivance of the administrative as well as the execution body and secondly which is done through muscle power or threatening. He also claimed that in matters of corruption through connivance came to light very late but in the matters of muscle power or threatening, the matters were highlighted immediate mostly as the public are directly affected of it.
Mehrotra further stated in his report that if the State government is seriously thinking of putting some check on corruption than they should implement Veerpa Moily report. He said that the present centre government had showed some concern and the prime minister also laid stress on introducing a course in this regard at higher secondary level. However, Mehrotra said that he think that the course should be introduced in the starting level that is in primary classes. State ombudsman also recommended in his report that bureaucrats usually do not follow the path of religion ‘Dharma’ but to check corruptions as well as wrong-doings by them, it is very necessary that they should taught the lesson on ‘Dharma’ as it might motivate them towards welfare for the people.
Giving details of the last year work, NK Mehrotra said that he received complaints again five ministers of Akhilesh Yadav government in last year and investigations against three of them is still pending. He said that last year he received 3584 complaints out of which 2954 were closed after primarily investigation. He disclosed that last year they investigated 1029 cases which included 594 pending in 2013 out of which investigation in 385 cases were closed after finding no concrete evidences. Presently, 840 investigations are underway. He said that out of five investigations sent to state government, action only on one matter has been taken so far. Along with this, last year, Mehrotra sent 10 Special Reports to Governor Ram Naik, seeking him intervention to direct the state government to produce Action Taken Report (ATR) on the floor of the State Assembly. Most of these cases were related to politicians who were minister during Mayawati’s regime.