Look into complaints over payment from NGO providing food at shelters: Delhi L-G to Chief Secy

According to its complaint to the L-G, it had not been paid crores of rupees by the government for its services to date. The foundation stopped feeding the homeless persons at shelters last week.

The letter from the L-G office to the Chief Secretary said that several complaints of non-payment had been received, and this was causing “extreme hardship to the most marginalised sections of society”. Earlier, the Delhi government said that the payments were not cleared because of interference from bureaucrats.

“Though Akshay Patra is known for its charitable activities, certain officials of the Finance Department of Delhi had been blocking the payments for many months… the Standing Council clearly briefed about the intent of the Delhi government to provide free meals in the night shelters, one director of DUSIB (Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board) took a contrary stand in the High Court. A show-cause notice has been issued to the officer for taking a contrary stand,” the government said in a statement.