Education Minister Kedar Kashyap accepted in State Assembly that in Surajpur district, 4390 out of 10,020 works sanctioned under Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission remain incomplete. He said that embezzlement of money at many panchayats is one of the reasons for the non-completion of works. He further informed that FIR has been registered against 90 out of 123 sarpanchs.
During Question Hour, Congress member Khelsai Singh raised the issue of incomplete construction works. Minister Kashyap said that effort is being done to complete 2714 out of 3772 ongoing construction works before the next academic session. The minister said that former agencies have left several construction works incomplete and due to cost escalation of the remaining works, present construction agencies were not taking interest. He said that criminal case has been registered against the 123 panchayats that have embezzled money.