Prateek Chauhan. Raipur. There has been an allegation of embezzlement of about Rs 100 crore in the Agriculture Department. These allegations were made by none other than the present BJP government against the previous Congress government before the elections. But now there is BJP government in the state. However, the department claims that investigation has started in this matter. But no formal investigation order has ever come before the media regarding the amount of this fraud and the investigation into such a big fraud has started. Let us tell you that regarding the disorganization in the Agriculture Department, former Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh had also complained about the corruption prevalent in the department before the elections, but there was no mention of the amount in it.
Ravi Shankar Mishra, resident of Chudiline, Raipur, complained about this embezzlement of Rs 100 crore. In which he has claimed that the Horticulture Department has given grant in non-standard power weeder/power tiller from the National Horticulture Mission, National Agricultural Development Scheme and District Mineral Fund.
According to the complaint, the machines for which the test report has been given by the Agricultural Machinery Training Institute, Government of India, have been described as harmful for the health of the machine users and the farmers and in addition to the test machine being described as non-standard, it has also been described as having 4.9 HP. Whereas the name of the machine given by the department was KC-PWP-7HP.
The department assembled the machines itself
The surprising thing is that the department whose job is to deposit subsidy on machines into the accounts of farmers, assembled the machines in its own office. In this complaint, a total supply of more than Rs 100 crore has been reported. However, the claim is that more amount will be released after investigation.
Company is blacklisted in Madhya Pradesh, FIR also registered
Departmental sources claim that M/s Kishan Agrotech Chikhli Durg was registered to provide the said machines to the farmers. Whereas this firm has committed a scam worth crores in Madhya Pradesh and an FIR has also been registered against the company’s director Jignesh Patel in Bhopal. When Lalluram.com called Jignesh Patel and tried to take his side in this whole matter, he said that he is going to Indore now and only after January 21, they will tell the whole story together.
Horticulture Director Matheswaran V says that investigation is being done on the basis of complaint, when the report comes, it will be informed to the media.
Machines kept in Horticulture Department
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