Complaint on Irregularities in allotment of land to KIIT by IDCO

 

Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhijan

Plot No.-101, Madhusudan Nagar, Bhubaneswar

Email-odishasoochanaadhikar@gmail.com

Ref.No.-OSAA/110/2/2025                                                                            Date- 27.2.25

 

To

The Chief Secretary

Government of Odisha

Bhubaneswar

 

Sub- Seeking an inquiry into illegalities and irregularities in allotment of land/plot to Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) , Bhubaneswar by IDCO , Govt. of Odisha

 

Sir

We  the  Social Activists  fighting  against  corruption in Odisha  bring  to your  kind notice  the  following matter  of public concern relating to IDCO land scam  for  your  urgent intervention and necessary action.

 

1.     That, in 2013, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India produced its  Audit Report ( under  the  caption head Report  of Comptroller and Auditor General of India -General and Social Sector  Volume-3 for  the year ended March 2012) to Govt. of Odisha  on  irregularities  and illegalities  on allotment  of land  by IDCO  to  KIIT  (Kalinga Institute  of Industrial Technology) along with  other  Companies and Institutions  in Chandaka Industrial Estate,  Bhubaneswar.  This CAG  has highlighted  how  KIIT  of Achyut Samant  and IDCO officials  are  hand in glove  in illegal transfer  of  land by IDCO and  undue  favour shown by IDCO officials  to  Achyut Samant  and allotted  82 acres  of  land illegally.

 

2.     In 2014, this Report  was  placed  in the assembly  by  the then BJD Govt.  which created  uproar among  the  MLAs  and  the  Civil Society Groups  outside  assembly  generating  demand  for CBI inquiry into  land scam in Odisha.

 

3.      In view  of mass protest and demand  of the opposition parties and Civil Society Groups demanding  for CBI inquiry into land scam,  the State Govt.  constituted  a Task Force  under Chairmanship of Dr. Taradatt on 3^rd June 2014  to  inquire into  huge  illegalities and irregularities  in allotment  of land and plot  by BDA, CDA, GA and Odisha State Housing Board. But  astonishingly,  the Govt. did  not  hand over IDCO land scam to Task Force for  inquiry. It was alleged  that  in order to protect  all irregularities of land allotted to  Achyut Samant, the then Govt.  did not authorize  task force to conduct an inquiry into it.

 

4.     So, we  request  your Govt.  to constitute  an inquiry  team to conduct   thorough investigation  into IDCO  land scam ( illegal allotment  of land  to KIIT and other institutions)  and bring to limelight  and take  necessary legal action against KIIT and other Institutions.

 CAG Report  is attached  for reference.

Thanking you

Yours sincerely

Members  of  OSAA