Yogi Adityanath orders EOW probe against suspended district magistrate from Unnao

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered Ecomic Offences Wing (EOW) to investigate charges against suspended Unnao district magistrate Devendra Kumar Pandey over alleged irregularities in expenditure of Composite School Grant fund of Basic Shiksha Department. This move of UP government comes after CM Yogi had anunced that state government has a zero-tolerance approach toward corruption and crime in 2019. Chief Minister had suspended officer on Saturday.

Inquiry by Luckw Commissioner

Uttar Pradesh government suspended Pandey over alleged irregularities in expenditure of Composite School Grant fund of Basic Shiksha Department. Kannauj DM Ravindra Kumar will be new district magistrate of Unnao, an official spokesperson said.

In an inquiry conducted by Luckw commissioner, Unnao DM Pandey has been found prima facie responsible for taking wrong decisions in spending Composite School Grant fund in district and in implementation of various programs linked to it, spokesperson added.

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inquiry has found that most of material which had to be purchased under it was procured from one firm in Jaunpur at rates higher than market rates, spokesman said, adding quality of purchased goods too was below prescribed standards, spokesperson said.

firm too was t registered under GST, he added. district basic education officer involved in case too had been suspended earlier, he said. irregularity pertains to purchase of sweaters, sports kit, footwear, socks, books, furnishings and similar gadgets for schools run by UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad.

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Officials suspended

Besides Ravindra Kumar, government also transferred 12 or senior IAS officers, including district magistrates of Shamli, Saharanpur, Banda, and Pratapgarh. National Health Mission's Additional Managing Director Jasjeet Kaur has been made Shamli DM, replacing Akhilesh Singh who has been moved to Saharanpur, spokesperson said. Disciplinary action has been taken against m by suspending m under Rule 8 of All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules-1969, as per reports. 

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Banking Cooperative's Additional Registrar Andra Vamsi has been made Jhansi DM in place of Shiv Sahai Awasthi, who will be new special secretary of Sugar and Sugarcane Department, he said, adding Medical Education's Special Secretary Rupesh Kumar and Pratapgarh DM Markandey Shahi will swap posts.

Home and Jail Administration's Special Secretary Bhupendra S Chaudhary and Kushinagar DM Anil Kumar Singh too will swap posts. Medical Education's ar Special secretary Amit Singh Bansal will be new DM of Banda, while Saharanpur DM Alok Kumar Pandey will be special secretary of Medical Education Department, spokesman added. 

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