Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal on Thursday told State Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra to provide straight answer to a member who had asked a question regarding irregularities committed in ‘Nal Jal’ scheme at Chaturgadh in Korba district.
The question was asked by BSP member Keshav Chandra who had asked why action was not being taken against three officials who were found guilty for committing irregularities in the Nal Jal scheme.
The Minister had replied that during April 2008, an amount of Rs 19.60 lakh was approved for the Nal Jal scheme but by October 31, 2017, Rs 28.71 lakh got spent.
Paikra had replied that he would not be able to say when the work on the scheme would be completed.
He informed that the complaint about the irregularities was made at a Jandarshan camp at Katghora to the Korba district collector.
Paikra said that on June 8, 2017 an application was made to register FIR against the officers .
The Speaker said that when the officers were found guilty in the probe why action was not taken against themIJ
He asked the Minister why FIR had not been lodged against the officers and the same should be lodged.