The Chief Executive Officer on November 30 had issued recovery notice from the eight present and 26 former sarpanchs, who had embezzled Government money in the various constructions works in Janpad Panchayat Jagdalpur.
In the notice it had been mentioned that if the reconciliation of the remaining amount was not done within three days, case would be registered with the police under provisions of the Panchayat Raj Act. Rs2,77,05,006 have to be recovered from these panchayat representatives.
According to received information, Rs50,384 from former sarpanch of Kalcha Govind, Rs90,000 from ex-sarpanch Netanar Budhbai, Rs12,680 from ex-sarpanch Radmabai of Manjhiguda, Rs39.509 from ex-sarpanch Urmila Sethiya of Chhote Kavali, Rs2,26,286 from ex-sarpanch Indumati Pujari of Asana, Rs75,195 from sarpanch Champa, Rs1,99,506 from Sarpanch Deenbandhu of Bade Murma and sarpanchs from a dozen village should be recovered.
Rs3,19,621 has to be recovered from former sarpanchs liman Baghel of Balikonta, lakhmuram of Tusel, Bali of Ulnar, Sarpanchs Jayasen of Manjhiguda, Manol of Biringpal, Butasingh of Kurandi, former sarpanchs of Hamargaon Gurobai, Trilochan of Bamni, Mandanabai of Markol, Sonsai Kashyap of Jaivada, Samodhano of Amaguda, Sannibai of Biranpal.
Rs1,55,152 from former sarpanchs of Kumhali Baldev, Rs13,256 from Mohan of Upanpal, Rs76,212 from Neelu Baghel of Nanu, Rs1,54,971 from Balubai of Murma, Rs2 lakh from former sarpanch Jayanti and present sarpanch Mahanguram of Kavapa, Rs30,326 from former sarpanch lachhindhar of Kavalikala, Rs71,488 from former sarpanch Ayatu of Biringpal, Rs78,518 from Sonabai of Parpa.
Under the MNREGA, recovery from former sarpanchs has to be done in the 13 works of pond and road construction during the period from 2007 to 09. Besides, recovery of grain scheme launched during 2004 to 2006. Alleged embezzlement had been done in the eight works of BRGF and six works of Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, the recovery of which has to be done.
Recovery of the remaining amount has to be done from 13 woman Sarpanchs. Besides giving 50 per cent reservation to women in Panchayat Raj system by the State Government, more cases of financial irregularities done by woman sarpanchs in the panchayats have been come to the fore. Most of the woman sarpanchs are illiterate and their husbands ruling the roost and doing all these financial bungling.
According to Jagdalpur Janpad Panchayat CEO Sanjay Chandel, several reminders had been issued to the present and former sarpanchs regarding the recoverable amount of construction works. Final notice has been issued to them on November 30, in which they have been given three days time for remitting the amount and after that direct police case would be registered against them.