Ahead of civic polls, Devendra Fadnavis announces special CAG audit to investigate corruption in BMC
25 Aug 2022 12:32:18
Mumbai, August 25: Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a special CAG audit in various BMC works for the alleged irregularities. Fadnavis told the state assembly that there were several complaints of irregularities in BMC and CAG audit will be conducted in the complaints specifically about blatant siphoning of funds.
He said, “All the corruption allegations related to the Ashraya scheme for giving houses to the sanitation workers will also be looked into on priority.”
He also said that there was a complaint of BMC employees setting up companies and getting contracts by manipulating the system. He directed that the urban development department should hold the probe in such cases.
Fadnavis announced that a special inquiry will be conducted into the change of declared plan in the Saifee Bhutani Uplift Trust project and clarified that there was no stay on the ongoing redevelopment project.
If required, the inquiry will also be conducted through a retired officer. All corruption allegations related to BMC will be investigated by urban development department of the Maharashtra govt, and a CAG audit will also be conducted for the same, Fadanvis said.
The announcement came in response to a discussion under rule 293 of Maharashtra legislature, where he said that few employees of BMC are forming their own companies & were doing BMCs jobs. This will also be investigated, he said.
He said, “All the corruption allegations related to the Ashraya scheme for giving houses to the sanitation workers will also be looked into on priority.”
According to Fadnavis, 29,009 such houses will be given to the sanitation workers with all the property rights, which were earlier denied by the previous government. Fadanvis assured the house that the investigation will not be a mere “eyewash” but will be done thoroughly in a time bound manner.
Fadnavis announced that a special inquiry will be conducted into the change of declared plan in the Saifee Bhutani Uplift Trust project and clarified that there was no stay on the ongoing redevelopment project.