I wrote
in my blog “Extravagance in CAG organisation unpardonable” three years back.
The overzealous
crusader against corruption in public places Vinod Rai the then CAG looked the
other way. When it came to fighting corruption within his own organization Rai
definitely adopted an ostrich like attitude. Complaints with tangible charges
of corruption & misconduct against officers under him were never looked
into. There are numerous instances where tainted officers were promoted without
a hitch, accommodated in desired posts, given extensions after extensions.
One blue
eyed officer was posted in Bihar just after Rai’s coronation as the super sentinel,
given charges of three different offices at
points of time, readily granted extensions at his will and lastly
continued at Patna till the Rai’s tenure ended. Even Rai gratified him at the
last moment of the tenure by posting him as Principal Director Inspection in
the CAG office. No bigger joke than the assignment having the opposite persona.
This officer passed outlandish orders and Rai blessed him. He falsified records
and Rai ignored, he indulged in corruption and Rai took no notice of.
Now the
RTI information reveals vide Annexure-A of letter no. Admn 1/RTI/2013-14/387 dated 05/07/2013 issued by O/O A.G (A&E)
Bihar Patna and vide Appellate Authority's Annexure-A of letter no. A.G.(A&E) Admn 1 (A&E)/RTI/13-14/641 dated 30.8.13 that one officer Shri IDS
Dhariwal spent about Rs. 25 lakh on tour only during his posting in Bihar. He
spent about Rs.13 lakh from government fund on air travel alone. The exact
figure of government money spent by Dhariwal on tour is Rs.19,18,808/ in
addition to free rail passes of AC 1st class which must have been
not less than Rs. Five lakhs.
IDS
Dhariwal paid his membership fee of the elite Patna Golf Club Rs.31,163/ from
state exchequer. Needless to say this allied officer lived like a king in the
state of Bihar which ranks 74th in global hunger index.
The whole
institution is mired deep into the cesspool of corruption. The new CAG has a
task to cleanse it.
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