Huge Scam in ITDA Gajapati (?).
Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi- There are 5 scheduled blocks of Gajapati district, which covered under ITDA.So those backward communities various livelihoods schemes sabctioned to transform from poverty to better livelihoods. But on pen & paper these are normal but on practice transparency hardly found where recently such hue & cry overcasted on irregularities of funds. Various scams intriguing rather quality improvement on resources on dire straits.
For SHGs various supports through fisheries as disclosed on an open scam where more than lakh amount looted. Line department staff, local NGOs & contractors combinedly looted as per information received.
On hilly range those tribals sanctioned through ITDA. Besides that turmeric, ginger,music drum too under same scam if around 3 crores. That openly published in social media. Mainly fisheries scam a red tapism one an index of huge corruption. For 58 ponds sanctioned, where at Mohana 16,RUdayagiri 12 likewise 28 SHGs sanctioned. Where each SHG got 100 kgs of fingerlinks, 600 kgs of fish food,27 kgs of fish powder, 2.84 kgs of planketlife.Similarly at Gumma block for 30 beneficiaries supplied 50 kgs of fingerlinks, fish food 350 kgs, 27 kgs powder & 2.84 kgs where more than ₹29 lakhs incurred.
At Mahulmelani village of Mohana block Sita SHG, Mangala SHG of Sikulipadar, Patrabasa village of Kanyadevi SHG,Brahmandei SHG of Dambadhia village got 28 kgs of fingerlinks, 350 kgs of fish food, minimum quantity of powder & planketlife;where low quality of fingerlinks supplied. Despite care turnover completely bleak. Similarly on land levelling,poultry farm, fencing through nets, pumpset with pipe & bacteria spray machine scam exposed as complained by villagers. 2019-20 at Mahakupa village of Sikulipadar panchayat those beneficiaries eg, Purna Dalai, Rama Paik, Satya Paik Bhaskar Paik, Ramesh Paik were sanctioned on land levelling. But instead of land levelling only sample photo taken where ITDA staff Sanjay Chatoi, Manoj Padhi looted the amount but not paid to beneficiaries.Moreover for purchase of pumpset they have taken ₹2500 for transportation. For iron rod fencing they also bargained amount.
Where at Mahakupa village such cheating done also from other villages some scam noticed. As staff of an NGO Sanjay Chatei has involved on such scam. PRI members of Gurujhili, Mandimera, Khariguda, Kotamma, Raipanka given a written complain to Collectot Gajapati district. While interacted to PA ITDA Phalguni Majhi he did not answer where Collector said enquiry will be done. For tribal development state & central funding coming but scams too not stopped. So question of quality improvement of those backward communities still hanging.Time will answer how enquiry goes. Huge Scam in ITDA Gajapati
