GUWAHATI: The Assam executive has stored Rs 150 crore by means of deleting names 10 lakh of ‘ghost kids’ beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition from the state’s Anganwadi centres.
An estimated Rs 2250 cr of public fund supposed for offering supplementary nutrition to kids by means of the social welfare division has been fraudulently siphoned off in ultimate 15 years when the Congress was in power. The money was withdrawn in the title of almost 10 lakh “ghost kids”, who did not exist but were accounted for delivery of nutrition. The overall determine of children was shown to be 44 lakhs then but after the scrutiny at the ground the quantity now stands decreased to 35 lakh. Similarly, officials have identified 390 pretend Anganwadi centers through which the cash was siphoned off.
A state executive spokesman mentioned on Friday that after head counts, the collection of non-existing beneficiaries was pruned to 35 lakh thus giving a aid to the state exchequer to the track of Rs 150 crore once a year. The deletion of the ghost kids was performed after chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal ordered an inquiry in 2016.
An estimated Rs 2250 cr of public fund supposed for offering supplementary nutrition to kids by means of the social welfare division has been fraudulently siphoned off in ultimate 15 years when the Congress was in power. The money was withdrawn in the title of almost 10 lakh “ghost kids”, who did not exist but were accounted for delivery of nutrition. The overall determine of children was shown to be 44 lakhs then but after the scrutiny at the ground the quantity now stands decreased to 35 lakh. Similarly, officials have identified 390 pretend Anganwadi centers through which the cash was siphoned off.
A state executive spokesman mentioned on Friday that after head counts, the collection of non-existing beneficiaries was pruned to 35 lakh thus giving a aid to the state exchequer to the track of Rs 150 crore once a year. The deletion of the ghost kids was performed after chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal ordered an inquiry in 2016.
Assam deletes names of 10 lakh 'ghost children' beneficiaries of Anganwadi centres
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