Delhi govt launches anti-graft drive
2 May 2014 5:30 AM IST
Delhi government officers on Thursday conducted raids at transport department offices, schools, petrol pumps, wholesale drugs dealers and fair price shops across the national capital to contain graft and check irregularities. This is the first such initiative conducted by the Delhi government.
The teams swooped on 26 fair price shops, out of which alleged irregularities were found in 13. FIRs have been lodged against those found involved in irregularities, officials involved in the drive said.
‘One of the main aims of the drive was to take action against hoarders, blackmarketeers and traders. We wanted to cleanse the system,’ they said.
Giving details about the raids on fair price shops (FPS), the officials said that in some FPSs record maintenance was found to be improper. The relevant records have been seized and the department will take action against these FPSs under the provisions of Public Distribution System Control Orders, 2001, issued under Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Nineteen teams, comprising senior IPS officers drawn from Anti-Corruption Branch, IAS officers and Sub-Divisional Magistrates participated in the exercise conducted as per directions from Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Chief secretary SK Srivastava was overall in-charge of the drive . The raids, which will continue in the coming weeks, targeted the departments having regular public interface besides schools, petrol pumps and wholesale drugs market.
To check malpractices, raids were conducted at 16 petrol pumps and the Department of Weights and Measures have launched prosecution against 13 pumps under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 following detection of irregularities, the officials said.
Five teams also carried out inspection at five zonal transport offices at Rohini, Janakpuri and Palam, Surajmal Vihar, Raja Garden and Vehicle Inspection Unit at Burari. The teams got hold of three suspected touts.
At Rohini zonal office, one tout escaped in his car when the inspection team tried to catch him. At Surajmal Vihar zonal office, some domestic breeding checkers from the Municipal Corporation were found indulging in touting.
Officials said the health department sent two teams to Bhagirath Place and Naharpur wholesale drug markets where a number of ‘major violations’ were found.
They said drugs meant for beneficiaries of Employees State Insurance Corporation were found in the stocks for sale. Insulin cartridges, meant for hospitals, were found in the stock for sale at ‘grey market’.
‘Insulins and Tetanus injections were found lying in open outside the shop, which is required to be kept under 2-8 degree celsius,’ the officials said. Notices were issued to eight wholesale dealers and they have been told to respond in 24 hours. The officials said there were cases of MRPs on tablets and injections being erased.
The teams carried out inspection at five private schools--Maxfort School, Pitampura, St. Lawrence Convent, Geeta Colony, Vivekananda International School, IP Extension, Modern International School, Dwarka, and Moti Ram Memorial Girls Senior Secondary School, Dilshad Garden. Officials said the inspection was carried out following complaints against them.
They said irregularities in the nursery admission process were found out in some schools. It was also found that seats reserved for students from economically weaker sections were not filled. As per norms, 25 per cent seats should be reserved for EWS category for nursery classes.
The teams swooped on 26 fair price shops, out of which alleged irregularities were found in 13. FIRs have been lodged against those found involved in irregularities, officials involved in the drive said.
‘One of the main aims of the drive was to take action against hoarders, blackmarketeers and traders. We wanted to cleanse the system,’ they said.
Giving details about the raids on fair price shops (FPS), the officials said that in some FPSs record maintenance was found to be improper. The relevant records have been seized and the department will take action against these FPSs under the provisions of Public Distribution System Control Orders, 2001, issued under Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Nineteen teams, comprising senior IPS officers drawn from Anti-Corruption Branch, IAS officers and Sub-Divisional Magistrates participated in the exercise conducted as per directions from Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Chief secretary SK Srivastava was overall in-charge of the drive . The raids, which will continue in the coming weeks, targeted the departments having regular public interface besides schools, petrol pumps and wholesale drugs market.
To check malpractices, raids were conducted at 16 petrol pumps and the Department of Weights and Measures have launched prosecution against 13 pumps under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 following detection of irregularities, the officials said.
Five teams also carried out inspection at five zonal transport offices at Rohini, Janakpuri and Palam, Surajmal Vihar, Raja Garden and Vehicle Inspection Unit at Burari. The teams got hold of three suspected touts.
At Rohini zonal office, one tout escaped in his car when the inspection team tried to catch him. At Surajmal Vihar zonal office, some domestic breeding checkers from the Municipal Corporation were found indulging in touting.
Officials said the health department sent two teams to Bhagirath Place and Naharpur wholesale drug markets where a number of ‘major violations’ were found.
They said drugs meant for beneficiaries of Employees State Insurance Corporation were found in the stocks for sale. Insulin cartridges, meant for hospitals, were found in the stock for sale at ‘grey market’.
‘Insulins and Tetanus injections were found lying in open outside the shop, which is required to be kept under 2-8 degree celsius,’ the officials said. Notices were issued to eight wholesale dealers and they have been told to respond in 24 hours. The officials said there were cases of MRPs on tablets and injections being erased.
The teams carried out inspection at five private schools--Maxfort School, Pitampura, St. Lawrence Convent, Geeta Colony, Vivekananda International School, IP Extension, Modern International School, Dwarka, and Moti Ram Memorial Girls Senior Secondary School, Dilshad Garden. Officials said the inspection was carried out following complaints against them.
They said irregularities in the nursery admission process were found out in some schools. It was also found that seats reserved for students from economically weaker sections were not filled. As per norms, 25 per cent seats should be reserved for EWS category for nursery classes.
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