Chhattisgarh government today informed the Legislative Assembly here that complaints of various nature are pending against 45 IAS officers in the state as of November 17.
In a written reply to a question raised by BJP MLA Devjibhai Patel, Chief Minister Raman Singh said that this included the cases registered with ACB/EOW against Joint Secretary, Jail and Transport, V K Dhurve and Under-Secretary, School Education, Ranveer Sharma.
Dhurve, when he was the Additional Collector of Surguja district, allegedly paid more than the prescribed rates for vehicles in a bid to favour the owners.
Sharma, as Sub-Divisional magistrate of Bhanupratappur (Kanker district), allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 40,000 from patwari (revenue officer) Sudhir Lakra after threatening to take action against the latter based on reports of forgery published in local newspapers.
Complaints were also pending against Alex Paul Menon (Balrampur Collector), Amit Katariya (Bastar Collector) and Bheem Singh (Dhamtari Collector) for alleged misuse of power to favour the family members and relatives.
Menon is accused of appointing his wife as the Director of ATMA (Agriculture Technology and Management Agency) project in his district.
The complaint also says that Menon allegedly drew money in the name of an NGO managed by his wife for the supply of black bricks for construction of composite building, toilet, check-dam, anganwadi building, stop dam and skill development training, without any work actually being carried out.
Bheem Singh is accused of appointing his wife as a coordinator of Swachh Bharat Mission while Kataria is accused of misusing his power to secure a job as a pilot for his wife with Jindal Fly Safe Aviation Ltd when he was Raigarh Collector.
