Huge loot of Foodgrains under NFSA through fake beneficiaries in Odisha

 

Unremitted  Balance amount  returned 
back   against  sanctioned 
amount of   COVID  Assistance ( Rs. 1000/-  for 
each Card  Holder)   for beneficiaries  covered 
under  NFSA and  State Food Security  Scheme in Odisha

 

Total amount
of Rs. 955, 16, 95,022.00 sanctioned for 95,51,695  families  on 6.4.20

Dear  friends

Just
after  imposition of  lockdown 
due  to  COVID 
pandemic, Chief Minister 
declared  COVID assistance  Rs. 1000.00 
for  each  card 
holders  (  all NFSA and SFSS  beneficiaries ) in the  State. 
In the  month  of June, 2020, RTI  Application was  filed 
to the  offices  of all 
Collectors seeking 
information  about  total amount 
released  to the  district 
for  providing  COVID assistance  Rs. 1000 for 
distribution among the beneficiaries, total no. of  card holders 
in the district, total amount 
disbursed  and  amount 
returned  back .

 From August 
to December, 2020,  the  following 
districts  and few blocks  provided 
the  information.  Many 
districts  did not  supply 
any  information. From
analysis  of the  information which  is presented below , it  was 
observed that

A.     
On 6.4.20,  the 
State  Govt.  released 
Rs. 955  crore to  provide COVID assistance Rs. 1000.00   for 95 
lakh  families in the state.

B.     
It  was  found
that  huge amount  of money 
returned back, as there  was no
beneficiary  to receive the money.

C.     
 Large 
number  of  fake 
beneficiaries  have been
enrolled  in NFSA  list 
in each  district   for 
which  the  amount 
could  not  be 
delivered. Almost all the 
district  and Blocks  have 
returned  the  money, as 
they  could  not 
find any  such beneficiaries.

D.    
There are around
10,000  fake  beneficiaries  only  in
Bhubaneswar  listed  by Govt. to loot  food 
items  sanctioned  under NFSA 
by the Central  Govt.

E.     
Thousands  of quintals 
of rice and wheat are  looted by
officials and leaders  of  Biju Janata Dal  in the name of  these fake 
beneficiaries.

F.      
It  is estimated 
that  there are 2,50,000  fake beneficiaries enrolled  in NFSA 
list  across the  state to 
loot foodgrains  under NFSA and
SFSS .

G.    
Hundreds  of crores 
of rupees  are  looted in the 
name of fake  beneficiaries
enrolled  in each district .

H.    
This  is one of the Mega Scams  in Odisha

 

Sl.No

Name  of 
district/ Block

Total  no. of 
family Beneficiaries  under
NFSA  and SFSS

Total
amount  sanctioned  to district / Block  for 
COVID Assistance (Rs.)

Total  beneficiaries  received

Total
amount  paid (Rs.)

Amount returned
back ( Rs.)  as there was no
beneficiary  to receive  it. (Rs.)

1

Kendrapara 
District

( Information supplied 
on 20.7.20)

3,10,500

31,05,00,000

3,03,029

30,30,29,000

1,00,77,464

( 10,077 families)

2

Ganjam District ( Information supplied  on 15.10.20)

7,61,951

76,19,51,907

7,45,184

74,51,84,000

1,26,26,000

( 12,626 families)

3

Balasore 
District ( on 16.11.20)

5,05,998

50,59,98,705

4,96,458

49,64,58,000

95,40,705

(9,530 families )

4

Nabarangpur

( on 5.11.20)

3,16,533

31,64,04,568

3,10,768

31,07,68,000

56,36,568

( 5636 families )

5

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation( on 10.12.20)

1,00,164

10,01,64,000

90,355

9,03,55,000

98,09,000

(9809 families)

6

Khurda  district (
10.12.20)

2,93,071

30,13,39,148

2,91,769

29,17,69,000

95,70,148

(9570 families)

7

Kalahandi 
district (17.11.20)

4,01,824

40,18,24,689

3,95,667

39,56,67,000

61,57,689

( 6,157 families )

8

Nayagarh  district

(24.11.20)

2,19,263

21,92,63,000

2,14,781

21,47,81,000

44,82,000

(4482 families )

9

Puri district

3,53,331

35,33,31,000

 

 

 

10.                                  Koraput  district

a.        

Lamatput Block of Koraput  district ( 14.10.20)

18,280

1,82,80,000

18,262

1,82,62,000

18,000

(18 families)

b.       

Kotpad Block   ( on 8.9.20)

27,311

2,73,72,000

27,185

2,71,85,000

1,87,000

(187  families)

c.        

Potangi 
Block    ( On  9.10.20)

19,808

1,98,08,000

19,661

1,96,61,000

1,47,000

( 147  families)

d.       

Koraput  Block

( on 5.10.20)

20,066

1,97,78,000 ( Amount  was not 
sanctioned  for 288  families)

19,778

1,97,78,000

NIL

 

e.       

Borigumma Block

42,412

4,24,86,000

42,412

4,24,12,000

74,000

f.       
 

Bandhugaon  Block

17,890

1,79,40,000

17,885

1,78,85,000

55,000

(55 families)

11. Rayagada  district

a.      
 

Bisamcuttack Block of Rayagada district  ( on 1.12.20)

27,664

2,74,80,000.00

 

2,74,49,000

31,000

( 31 families)

b.     
 

Kalyansingh Pur 
Block  of Rajagada  district ( 4.12.20)

17,978

1,81,91,000

17,745

1,77,45,000

4,46,000

(446  families )

c.      
 

Ramanguda Block 
of Rayagada district  ( 2.11.20)

14,229

1,42,67,000

14,156

1,41,56,000

1,11,000

( 111 families)

d.     
 

Rayagada Block

( 12.11.20)

32,430

3,23,40,000

31,779

3,17,79,000

5,61,000

(561 families)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pradip Pradhan

M-9937843482

Date-22.1.21