Eastern Mirror: Dimapur: Friday,
July 15, 2016.
A group of
former leaders of the Sumi Students’ Union has demanded answers from the
Nagaland government over details–picked through the Right to Information Act
(RTI)–pointing to missing funds of more than Rs. 75 Crore meant for the Mid-day
Meal Scheme. Former SKK presidents Aheto V Yeputhomi, Hukavi T Yeputhomi, L
Khevishe Achumi and S Zhevihe Sumi issued a joint statement on Thursday
demanding that the State Vigilance Commission launch investigations.
Information
provided by the directorate of School Education in reply to RTI queries filed
by the citizens point to the Ministry of Human Resources Development having
sanctioned a staggering amount of Rs. 151,49,91,000 to the department for the
Mid Day Meal scheme during 2010-2016 alone.The statement read (given verbatim):
“Out of the
sanctioned amount, the DSE could drawn an amount of Rs. 148,05,32,000 (Rupees
one hundred forty eight crore, five lakh, thirty two thousand) only showing an
amount of Rs. 3,44,59,000 (Rupees three crore, forty four lakh, fifty nine
thousand) missing in between the Finance department (FD) and DSE.” Also, an
amount of Rs. 1,32,00,000 (Rupees one crore, thirty two lakh) had been drawn as
honorarium for cooks without appointing cooks in 2011-12.”
“Out of the
drawn amount of Rs. 148,05,32,000/- from FD, the DSE could disbursed an amount
of Rs. 76,19,17,836 (Rupees seventy six crore, nineteen lakh, seventeen
thousand, eight hundred thirty six) only to 26 different DEOs/SDEOs missing an
amount of altogether Rs. 80,95,76,836 (eighty crore, ninety five lakh, seventy
six thousand, eight hundred thirty six) from the actual sanctioned amount of
Rs. 151,49,91,000 (Rupees one hundred fifty one crore, forty nine lakh, ninety
one thousand) from the Ministry of Human Resources, GoI during 2010-16
financial year.”
The citizens
placed these queries before the government: “Where is the total missing amount
of Rs. Rs. 73,98,73,164 (eighty crore, ninety five lakh, seventy six thousand,
eight hundred thirty six)?”
Who is the
go-between or responsible for the missing amount of Rs. 3,44,59,000 (Rupees
three crore, forty four lakh, fifty nine thousand) in between the Finance
department and DSE?”
The student
leaders have asked the Nagaland Vigilance Commission to pursue “all these gross
mismanagement in the ongoing investigation of crores of rupees at the expense
of hundreds of thousand students without any reservation and affixed
appropriate responsibilities at the earliest possible time so as to avoid the
ire of the public and other the legal intricacies that may be prompted to
unearth the loopholes and affixed responsibilities.”
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