Lok Sabha Question No. 3828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Complaints against MCD Official
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3828

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH AUGUST, 2016/SHRAVANA 18, 1938, (SAKA) COMPLAINTS AGAINST MCD OFFICIAL

†3828. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  against  the officials of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) regarding negligence, corrupt practices and other irregularities committed by the officials of MCD through Toll Free Telephone No. 1266;

(b) if so, the number of such complaints received and the action taken against  the  guilty  officials  separately  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any enquiry during the said period and if so, the details and outcome thereof;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  also  set  up  Vigilance  Department  to check corruption cases in MCD;

(e) if so, the total number of such cases reported and the action taken against the guilty during the said period; and

(f) the other effective measures taken by the Government to check such cases in future?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

## LS.US.Q.No.3828 FOR 09.08.2016

(a) & (b):  The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is a body corporate which functions under the provisions of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957.  The Central Government does not interfere in the day-to-day functioning of the MCD.

The Directorate of Local Bodies, Govt. of NCT of Delhi has informed that no  such  complaint  regarding  corruption  is  received  on  Toll  Free  No. 1266 till  date  in  Central  Control  Room.    However,  the  Central  Control Room receives complaints regarding Unauthorized construction, Water Logging, Stray Animals and other public grievances.

(c)  to  (e):    The  Vigilance  Departments  of  North,  South  and  East  Delhi Municipal Corporations have been set-up to serve as central agency to assume  overall  responsibility  for  performing  punitive  and  preventive vigilance.

The  Vigilance  Department  of  North,  South  &  East  Delhi  Municipal Corporations conducts investigation in respect of complaints received from  other  sources  where  there  was  prima  facie  some  substance  in allegations against  the employees of MCDs found out.  The details of cases registered by each Municipal Corporation along with action taken from January, 2013 till date is at Annexure-'A.'

(f):  The preventive checks/inspections are carried out by the Vigilance Departments of all the three DMCs from time to time.

## LS.US.Q.No.3828 FOR 09.08.2016

## Annexure 'A'

The details of action taken against the delinquent officials of South, DMC from January, 2013 to till date (i.e. 03.08.2016)

## SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

| Year                |   No. of RDA cases registered |   No. of RDA cases finalized |   No. of pending RDA cases |   No. of Officials involved | No. of Officials penalized   |   No. of Officials exonerated / dropped |   No. of remaining officials involved in pending RDA cases |
|---------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jan'13 to Dec. 13   |                            52 |                           18 |                         34 |                          62 | 06                           |                                      19 |                                                         37 |
| Jan'14 to Dec. 14   |                            40 |                           09 |                         31 |                          85 | 02                           |                                      10 |                                                         73 |
| Jan'15 to Dec; 15   |                            44 |                           05 |                         39 |                          64 | 01                           |                                      06 |                                                         57 |
| Jan'16 to till date |                            23 |                           01 |                         22 |                          25 | --                           |                                      01 |                                                         24 |
| Total               |                           159 |                           33 |                        126 |                         236 | 09                           |                                      36 |                                                        191 |

-  Regular Departmental Action

The  details  of  action  taken  against  the  delinquent  officials  of  North  DMC  from January, 2013 to till date (i.e. 03.08.2016)

## NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

| Year                |   No. of RDA cases registered |   No RDA finalized |   No. of pending RDA cases |   No. of Officials involved |   No. of Officials penalized |   No. of Officials exonerated / dropped |   No. of remaining officials involved in pending RDA cases |
|---------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jan'13 to Dec. 13   |                            73 |                 39 |                         34 |                         116 |                           35 |                                      24 |                                                         57 |
| Jan'14 to Dec. 14   |                            63 |                 21 |                         42 |                          89 |                           16 |                                      13 |                                                         60 |
| Jan'15 to Dec; 15   |                            80 |                 26 |                         54 |                         111 |                           26 |                                      06 |                                                         79 |
| Jan'16 to till date |                            61 |                 03 |                         58 |                         103 |                           01 |                                      06 |                                                         96 |
| Total               |                           277 |                 89 |                        188 |                         419 |                           78 |                                      49 |                                                        292 |

...4/-

The  details  of  action  taken  against  the  delinquent  officials  of  East  DMC  from January, 2013 to July 2016.

## EAST DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

| Year               |   No. of RDA cases registered |   No. of RDA cases finalized |   No. of pending RDA cases |   No. of Officials involved |   No. of Officials penalized |   No. of Officials exonerated / dropped |   No. of remaining officials involved in pending RDA cases |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jan'13 to Dec. 13  |                            27 |                           07 |                         20 |                          45 |                           11 |                                      00 |                                                         34 |
| Jan'14 to Dec. 14  |                            30 |                           06 |                         24 |                          54 |                           09 |                                      01 |                                                         44 |
| Jan'15 to Dec; 15  |                            34 |                           07 |                         27 |                          69 |                           20 |                                      01 |                                                         48 |
| Jan'16 to July, 16 |                            21 |                           01 |                         20 |                          39 |                           01 |                                      01 |                                                         37 |
| Total              |                           112 |                           21 |                         91 |                         207 |                           41 |                                      03 |                                                        163 |

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