India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Sr.no.
State/ UT
Total no. of complaints
No. of Dept. officials against whom action taken
No. of contractors against whom action has been taken
No. of TPIA against whom action has been taken
1
A & N Islands
0
0
0
0
2
Andhra Pradesh
0
0
0
0
3
Arunachal Pradesh
0
0
0
0
4
Assam
1,236
17
4
3
5
Bihar
0
0
0
0
6
Chhattisgarh
283
2
5
1
7
DD&DNH
0
0
0
0
8
Goa
0
0
0
0
9
Gujarat
1
12
112
0
10
Haryana
4
11
0
0
11
Himachal Pradesh
2
0
0
0
12
Jharkhand
8
26
2
3
13
Karnataka
169
9
99
1
14
Kerala
25
1
1
0
15
Ladakh
1
1
0
0
16
Lakshadweep
0
0
0
0
17
Madhya Pradesh
37
151
9
0
18
Maharashtra
154
1
5
0
19
Manipur
19
4
39
0
20
Meghalaya
8
3
0
0
21
Mizoram
1
0
0
0
22
Odisha
4
0
1
0
23
Puducherry
0
0
0
0
24
Punjab
3
2
0
0
25
Rajasthan
183
170
53
2
26
Sikkim
0
0
0
0
27
Tamil Nadu
45
5
2
0
28
Telangana
0
0
0
0
29
Tripura
376
0
376
0
30
Uttar Pradesh
14,264
171
119
143
31
Uttarakhand
40
35
0
0
32
West Bengal
173
0
142
0
Total
17,036
621
969
153
As per the data reported by 32 States/ UTs, a total of 17,036 complaints have been received by States/ UTs from different sources such as media reports, suo-moto cognizance, references from public representatives, citizens, grievance portal, etc. regarding financial irregularities and poor quality of works under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). As reported by the States/ UTs, action has been taken against 621 Departmental Officials, 969 contractors, and 153 Third Party Inspection Agencies (TPIAs). The State-wise details of complaints received by them and action taken against officials, contractors and third-party agencies are annexed.
As reported by the states, Uttar Pradesh has reported highest number of complaints which constitutes approx. 84% of the total complaints received against financial irregularities and poor quality of works under JJM. The state of Uttar Pradesh has reported that it initiated enquiries in all 14,264 complaints received from various channels including suo moto cognizance and the report has been submitted in 14,212 cases while the enquiry is under process in 52 cases. The state has further reported that against these complaints, action was taken in 434 cases which involves 171 Department level officials, 120 contractors and 143 TPIAs, while remaining complaints have either been addressed or found irrelevant.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V. SOMANNA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
