ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU BOOKED NOOR ALAM, THEN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DEVELOPMENT, RAJOURI ON CORRUPTION CHARGES

Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a formal case against Noor Alam, then ACD Rajouri S/O Mohd Din R/O Ward No 8, Mandi Tehsil Akhnoor, District Jammu at present near Macca Masjid Bhatindi, Jammu vide FIR no. 01/2019 U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5 (2) of J&K P C Act Samvat 2006, 4(a) of J&K Amendment Act, 2014 on 03.01.2019. The instant case was registered on the basis of a verification into the allegations that the suspect officer, in sheer abuse of his official position, with ulterior motives as well as for pecuniary gains made illegal engagement of large number of supporting staff(beneficiaries) under MGNREGA as GRS/Technical Assistant/Bare Foot Engineers/computer Assistant/Data Entry Operator/MIS Operator etc on consolidated basis during the period 2015-18 in District Rajouri without involving selection committee in the engagement process as well as without seeking administrative approval, in utter violation of guidelines issued by the Secretary Rural Development Department, J&K vide circular No. 15-RD-NREGA of 2010 Dtd. 14-12-2010 for making the engagement of supporting staff under MGNREGA, thereby providing illegal as well as undue benefits to the beneficiaries. On the prima facie establishment of the allegations, a formal case has been registered against Noor Alam, then ACD Rajouri (now Deputy Secretary, ARI &Trainings) in P/S VOJ (now ACB Jammu) and investigations taken up.

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