Srinagar, Mar 07: Five employees of the Rural Development Department have been suspended for allegedly releasing excess payment under MGNREGA in block SK Pora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
Quoting an official, news agency KDC reported that five employees identified as Musadiq Nazir (VLW), Ilyas Ahmad Wani (In-charge Junior Assistant), Owais Mohammad Dar (Technical Assistant), Afarmeen Ali (Technical Assistant) and Sareer Ahmad Ganie (GRS) of block Snoor Kali-Pora in Budgam have been suspended by Project Officer Wages Employment (ACD) Budgam.
He said an enquiry has been initiated to check if the excess payment has been released under ‘’MGNREGA’’ (Labour and material component) in Block SK Pora in Budgam.
All the suspended officials have been placed under suspension and attached to ACD Office Budgam, he said.
The enquiry committee comprising AD Planning Budgam Mohammad Abrahim, BDO SK-Pora Shahbaz Chowdhary, SO Planning of Block Narbal Irshad Ahmad and JSA Planning of ACD Office Budgam Tanveer Ahmad Lone have been asked to submit the detailed report within weeks’ time positively.