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CBCID probe into Indiramma housing to be intensified
He said that the integrated survey taken up by the government has proved that the construction of houses, for the poor by the previous governments, were not in tune with the actual requirement and those schemes had also given scope for large scale corruption.
Hyderabad: The ongoing probe into the irregularities committed in the Indiramma Housing scheme would be intensified and the names of those involved would be made public soon, asserted Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. Responding to a short discussion on two bedroom housing scheme, KCR said government had set aside Rs 500 crore to meet the bills of 2.46 lakh Indiramma houses and so far Rs 330 crore have been paid. He said that the Rajiv Gruhakalpa and other housing schemes would also be continued.
He said that the integrated survey taken up by the government has proved that the construction of houses, for the poor by the previous governments, were not in tune with the actual requirement and those schemes had also given scope for large scale corruption. There were umpteen number of incidents where people had claimed bills where houses were not constructed.
For instance, in Manthani Assembly Constituency, bills for the construction of houses stood at 40 percent more the actual families. These overestimated houses were sanctioned and bills were paid. This is a classic example of wild corruption. The then government had itself ordered an inquiry into the nexus between the politicians and officials, the inquiry established the irregularities and corruption.
A Third party inquiry was also held, he said. Between 2004 and 2014, criminal cases were registered against 225 people for committing irregularities under Indiramma Housing Scheme. Among the accused, there were 122 officials, 133 middlemen and politicians. One ZPTC member, three MPTC members, 14 Sarpanches, three Single window Chairmen were proved to be partners of the scam as per the then government findings. 1, 94, 519 ineligible people were found to be allotted houses under the scheme.
About Rs 235.90 crore was paid to about 1, 04, 000 people. 512 officials from the Housing Department were dismissed from the service and another 140 were suspended. Of this, 122 officials were convicted and about Rs 2.86 crore was recovered. In order to bring out the corrupt practices that took place under the united AP State, the Telangana State government ordered a CBCID inquiry on July 26, 2014 on the scam which is still going on, KCR added.
