MP dept orders probe against own minister over Jal Jeevan funds
The letter was sent to the Chief Engineer of PHE Department for all regions of the state and the Project Director of the MP Water Corporation Limited, Bhopal. They have been instructed to submit detailed reports within seven days.
In his complaint, Samrite alleged that “30 crore rupees given by the Government of India under Jal Jeevan Mission in the Public Health Engineering Department have been misused by ministers, officers and contractors." The Madhya Pradesh Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has ordered an investigation against its own minister, Sampatiya Uikey, over allegations of corruption linked to Central funds under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
In a communication dated June 21, Engineer-in-Chief (ENC) Sanjay Andhavan directed a probe into claims regarding “expenditure of Rs 30,000 crore given by the Government of India to Madhya Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission and investigation of properties of the Departmental Minister in Public Health Engineering Department and Executive Engineer-Mandla who collected money” for the minister.
The letter was sent to the Chief Engineer of PHE Department for all regions of the state and the Project Director of the MP Water Corporation Limited, Bhopal. They have been instructed to submit detailed reports within seven days.
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