Lucknow: The Food and Logistics Department of the state government has taken major action in the case of black marketing and misuse of ration from the Food Corporation of India warehouse in Bulandshahr, UP. A case has been registered under relevant sections against a total of 7 people, including the marketing inspector and contractor of the district, who were found guilty in the investigation of the case, while the marketing inspector, supply inspector and district food marketing officer have been suspended, the District Supply Officer, Bulandshahr has also been suspended by the government. Along with this, departmental action has been taken against many other employees and officers.
FIR against transport contractor
Commissioner of Food and Logistics Department Saurabh Babu said that on the information of black marketing of ration from the Food Corporation of India warehouse in Bulandshahr, the complaint was investigated by the committee constituted by the District Magistrate, Bulandshahr under the chairmanship of Additional District Magistrate (Administration). In the investigation of the committee, black marketing and misuse of government food grains of the public distribution system was found in the single stage transport system in the Sadar block of the district.
Cases have been registered against all of them under Indian Penal Code, Essential Commodities Act-1955 Section 3/7 and other relevant sections for black marketing, misappropriation and misuse of government food grains by handling transport contractor Ravindra Singh, Sudhir Kumar, Marketing Inspector Bulandshahr, Ankur Singh, Shivkumar alias Shibbu Labor Mate, Vakil Khan, Pinky, Pawan.
Many officers in trouble
He informed that a 3-member inquiry committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Additional Commissioner (Establishment) from the headquarters to investigate the matter. The committee conducted an on-the-spot investigation in which it was found that the implementation of relevant provisions of the government order and other related instructions related to single stage door step delivery system and supervisory responsibilities have not been discharged by the concerned officers and employees, transport contractor etc.
Marketing Inspector Sudhir Kumar and Supply Inspector Vivek Srivastava and District Food Marketing Officer Zia Ahmed Karim were suspended and departmental action was taken and the government took departmental action by suspending Sunil Singh, District Supply Officer, Bulandshahr.
Along with this, departmental action has been taken against Depot Incharge/Block Dispatch Incharge Shalini Pachauri (Regional Marketing Officer), Indrapal Singh, Gaurav Kumar, Vinod Kumar Dohre, Mukesh Kumar, Rajiv Sharma, Manoj Kumar (all Marketing Inspectors) for negligence in food grain dispatch work and not maintaining proper records. Also, transport contractor firm M/s Ravindra Singh has been blacklisted and removed from work.
