The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, on Sunday, ordered a survey by an independent agency into the levels of corruption in government departments, and gave a free hand to the Anti-Corruption Bureau to nab dishonest personnel.
The agency will study and revalidate a survey report which the Chief Minister has already acquired on corruption in government. “The report will be handed over to the ACB for action,” Dr Reddy told officials of the Bureau at a review meeting on Sunday.
“The survey will find out public perceptions on key departments,” explained a senior ACB official. The survey agency would find out public perceptions on corruption in government, rather than scrutinising files to spot graft. No private agency can inquire into government procedures or access files.
Dr Reddy told the ACB director-general that corruption in sanctioning Indiramma houses, ration cards and pensions had come to his notice, and asked for stringent action on the personnel involved.
YSR gives free hand to ACB sleuths
Dr Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy asked the ACB to step up raids and set more traps for corrupt personnel. “I am giving you a free hand to deal firmly with corrupt officials. Don’t spare anyone, however influential and mighty they may be. Continue with your good work of conducting raids and trapping corrupt officials,” the Chief Minister told the ACB director-general and other top officials.
ACB officials told the Chief Minister that there was a significant increase in the number of personnel trapped while accepting bribes, and disproportionate assets cases booked in the period from 2004-08, compared to 1995-99 and 2000-04. The ACB also achieved higher conviction rate in 2008 compared to earlier periods.
The number of trap cases booked during from 1995-99 was 575 as against 925 cases from 2004-08. The average number of trap cases booked per year works out to 115 and 185 during 1995 to 1999 and 2004 to 2008 respectively.
The ACB has undertaken more number of disproportionate assets cases compared to neighbouring states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
The agency will study and revalidate a survey report which the Chief Minister has already acquired on corruption in government. “The report will be handed over to the ACB for action,” Dr Reddy told officials of the Bureau at a review meeting on Sunday.
“The survey will find out public perceptions on key departments,” explained a senior ACB official. The survey agency would find out public perceptions on corruption in government, rather than scrutinising files to spot graft. No private agency can inquire into government procedures or access files.
Dr Reddy told the ACB director-general that corruption in sanctioning Indiramma houses, ration cards and pensions had come to his notice, and asked for stringent action on the personnel involved.
YSR gives free hand to ACB sleuths
Dr Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy asked the ACB to step up raids and set more traps for corrupt personnel. “I am giving you a free hand to deal firmly with corrupt officials. Don’t spare anyone, however influential and mighty they may be. Continue with your good work of conducting raids and trapping corrupt officials,” the Chief Minister told the ACB director-general and other top officials.
ACB officials told the Chief Minister that there was a significant increase in the number of personnel trapped while accepting bribes, and disproportionate assets cases booked in the period from 2004-08, compared to 1995-99 and 2000-04. The ACB also achieved higher conviction rate in 2008 compared to earlier periods.
The number of trap cases booked during from 1995-99 was 575 as against 925 cases from 2004-08. The average number of trap cases booked per year works out to 115 and 185 during 1995 to 1999 and 2004 to 2008 respectively.
The ACB has undertaken more number of disproportionate assets cases compared to neighbouring states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
0 comments:
Post a Comment