“ Rs 500 crore NREGS scam in Orissa”

--- On Wed, 9/17/08, CEFS Delhi <cefsdelhi@hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: CEFS Delhi <cefsdelhi@hotmail.com>
> Subject: NIRD Social Audit confirms NREGS scam in Orissa
> To: parshuramray@yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 10:55 PM
> Dear Sir/ Madam ,
>
> Delhi-based Centre for Environment and Food Security (CEFS)
> today faxed a letter to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan
> Singh seeking immediate dismissal , arrest and prosecution
> of 8 IAS officials of Orissa for their conspiracy to
> cover-up “ Rs 500 crore NREGS scam in Orissa” . Their
> conspiracy has become apparent in the light of recently
> released NIRD (National Institute of Rural Development)
> Social Audit report which has found massive corruption and
> serious irregularities in the implementation of the NREGS
> in Orissa.
>
> According to the NIRD Social Audit report , during 2006-7
> and 2007-8 , “more than 58 percent of the reported wage
> payments are bogus”. If we take 2006-7 alone, “ 67
> percent of the reported wage payments did not reach workers
> ”. ( The CEFS survey too had said exactly this).
>
> According to the NIRD report , 88 percent of reported wage
> payments are bogus in Kalahandi district , 89 percent of
> reported wage payments are bogus in Malkangiri district, 75
> percent of reported wage payments are bogus in Koraput ,
> Kendujhar and Dhenkanal districts ,73 percent of reported
> wage payments are bogus in Naurangpur district, 59 percent
> of reported wage payments are bogus in Nuapada district, 57
> percent of reported wage payments are bogus in Bolangir
> district and 53 percent of reported wage payments are bogus
> in Rayagada district .
>
> The NIRD report says, “It is a matter of concern that all
> the KBK districts which are the poorest and backward
> districts in the state showed worst record of performance.
> In the case of KBK region ( Bolangir , Kalahandi, Koraput,
> Malkangiri, Naurangpur ,Nuapada ) , only 26 percent of the
> reported wage payments actually reached workers” . In
> other words, in KBK region 74 percent of the reported wage
> payments were siphoned off.
> ( CEFS survey report had said that about 75 percent of
> NREGS funds had been siphoned off in KBK districts during
> 2006-7)
>
>
>
> Please find attached full copy of the CEFS letter to the
> Prime Minister and also Ececutive Summary of the NIRD
> Social Audit Report .
>
>
> With warm regards,
>
> Parshuram Rai
> Director
> CEFS
> C-5/129 , Yamuna Vihar
> Delhi-110053
> Mobile-9810400214
>

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