Lok Sabha Question No. 3082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Complaints Received through CPGRAMS
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3082 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## COMPLAINTS RECEIVED THROUGH CPGRAMS

## 3082. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  and  details  of  complaints  received  by  the  Government  regarding misuse of funds, corruption from the State of Tamil Nadu, district-wise;
- (b) whether the respective State Governments send a copy of action taken on complaint received which were through Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) and if so, the details thereof and if not reasons thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received two sixty-eight complaints through CPGRAMS; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof, complaint-wise and the officers suspended;

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) A  statement  showing  district-wise  complaints  with  allegations  of  corruptions  and misuse  funds  received  from  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  since  2018  till  date  is  given  in  the Annexure.
- (b) The complaints received through Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) are forwarded to the concerned States including the State of Tamil Nadu for appropriate action as Panchayat is a State subject.
- (c) &  (d)  During  the  last  three  years  268  number  of  complaints  with  allegations  of corruptions and misuse funds were received from various States including the State of Tamil Nadu  and  those  were  forwarded  to  the  respective  States  for  appropriate  action  including suspension  of  officers  on  establishment  of  corruption  charges  as  the  Panchayat  is  a  State subject. No such cases of suspension of officers has been reported to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

## Annexure

Annexure Referred to in Reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3082 answered on 22.03.2022 regarding Complaints Received Through CPGRAMS

## Details of the District-wise Complaints Received from the State of Tamil Nadu from 2018 till date

|   S. No. | District        | Nature of Complaints Grievance                                                                                                                  |   Number of Complaints |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | Chennai         | Corruption complaint against Koliyanur BDO                                                                                                      |                      1 |
|        2 | Coimbatore      | Scam in MGNERGS Funds and corruption                                                                                                            |                      2 |
|        3 | Kancheepuram    | Payment fraud by Mugaiyur Panchayat Secretary                                                                                                   |                      1 |
|        4 | Thanjavur       | Corruption                                                                                                                                      |                      2 |
|        5 | Tiruchirappalli | Misused central government fund                                                                                                                 |                      2 |
|        6 | Tiruvannamalai  | Corruption in Pradhan Mantri Avas Yojana                                                                                                        |                      1 |
|        7 | Salem           | Financial deviation and financial misappropriation                                                                                              |                      1 |
|        8 | Virudhunagar    | Contractor and government officials collusion in a scam to swindle the whole money without actual work, misappropriation of funds, bribery etc. |                      4 |