Rs. 70 lakhs spent mindlessly by an IAS officer for Repair and Renovation of her single Residential quarter in Rourkela, Odisha

Rs. 70 lakhs spent mindlessly by an IAS officer   for Repair and Renovation of her single Residential quarter in Rourkela, Odisha

(Exposed under RTI)

·         Huge Misuse of Public Money by bureaucrats for their comfort and luxury in Odisha,  a poorest  state  in the country.

·         Rs. 70   lakhs spent within 6 months  for  renovation of quarter ( Qr.No. 4R/1) in Rourkela City by Rasmita Panda, IAS , the then   Vice- Chairperson of  Rourkela Development Authority ( RDA),  Commissioner  of  Rourkela Municipal Corporation, CEO, Rourkela Smart City Authority , presently Collector of Sundargarh district .

·         No Open tender was called for.

·         Each Project cost  was deliberately kept below Rs. 5 lakh to avoid tender process.

·         Notice  for work  was  just hosted  in notice board in different dates.

Dear friends

RTI Application was submitted to the PIO, office of Rourkela Development Authority ( RDA), Rourkela  seeking  information about  details of expenditure made  for repair and renovation of  Govt.  Qr. No. 4R/1 located in Uditnagar area  which was allotted to Vice-Chairperson of RDA. On 18.12.18., the PIO supplied  the  information  which is as follows. The total  expenditure   Rs. 68,57,950.42 has been made  out of RDA  Fund from April to August,2018.

Sl.No	Name of the work	Value
1	Construction of additional Dinning room for Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 4,05,002.07
2	Repair, renovation and height of Boundary wall for Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 4,42,423.00
3	Structural works for repair and renovation of Boundary wall  for Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 3,94,275.42
4	Construction of Guard room  and toilet  at quarter	Rs. 4,00,506.00
5	Repair and renovation of Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 3,80,693.00
6	Construction of  courtyard and additional toilet for bed room	Rs. 3,85,607.00
7	Construction of additional bed room for Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 4,34,861.00
8	Construction of res office  and borewell	Rs. 4,23,866.14
9	Construction of drain, portico at Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 4,44, 783.00
10	External electrification	Rs. 4,97,222.00
11	Internal electrification	Rs. 4,91,100.00
12	Fabricatio work for Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 4,40,951.00
13	Repair and renovation of toilet  and water supply  for Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 4,39,029.00
14	Fixing of Mosquito net for Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 4,04,471.00
15	Fixing of Aluminum sliding window  and industrial tiles  for Qr.No. 4R/1 at Uditnagar, Rourkela	Rs. 4,27,711.00
16	Plastic emulsion paint  and back site guard  room	Rs. 4,45,459.00
	Total	Rs. 68,57,950.42

Pradip Pradhan

M-9937843482

Date- 26.6.19