Information about
allotment of land /plot by GA during 1990-1995 is kept secret and denied under
RTI by officials of GA Dept.
- · A good number of officers, political heavy weights, political leaders and powerful people have taken multiple plots by twisting the plotted schemes-1989 in their favour.
- · GA Dept. is maintaining top most secrecy in the matter of disclosure of said information.
- · This corrupt coterie prevented these land records from accessibility by Task Force in 2014.
- · Despite order of Information Commission and First Appellate Authority, the information is not provided. Magnitude of irregularities and illegalities in allotment of plot is quite thinkable.
- · If it will be disclosed, the Pandora Box of illegal plot grabbing of GA Dept during chief ministership of Biju Patnaik in 1990-95 will be opened up.
Dear friends
After CAG expose
about huge irregularities and illegalities in respect of allotment of land by
GA, BDA, CDA and Odisha State Housing Board in 2014, the State Govt. constituted
a Task Force under chairmanship of Dr. Taradatt,the then Secretary, Dept. of
Revenue and Disaster Management, Govt. of Odisha to
review allotment of land since 1995
and recommend for taking further action
by Govt. The assignment of review of land
since 1995 was questioned by the opposition parties and Civil Society Groups.
Why the Govt. did not include land /plot allotted during Chief Minister ship of
Biju Patnaik from 1990 to 1995 within purview of investigation by Task Force.
While
submitting the Report in Nov.2014, the Task Force has mentioned that the Committee
was not provided the information by the officials about the land/plot allotted
to 3000 allottees during pre-1995 period. For which the Task Force could not
reach at the conclusion whether the allottees allotted plot by GA Dept. have taken multiple plot. Keeping it in view,
the Task Force Committee recommended for
review and audit of land/plot allotted in pre-1995 period.
After disclosure
of the Report, RTI Application dated 7.3.15 was submitted to GA Dept. seeking the
following information.
1. copy of the Principles and Applications for allotment
of Lands at Bhubaeswar issued by then Services and Political
Dept. in 1970 following which the land
was allotted. ( please follow
Taradatt Task Force Report , page No-
60)
2. copy of the plotted
Scheme declared in 1987 for allotment of Govt. land in new capital Bhubaneswar for residential
purpose.
3. copy of the
plotted scheme declared by Govt. in 1989 for residential colonies at Bharatpur,
Ghatikia, Shampur, Aiginia.
4. list of plots allotted to different persons with
their name and address in 1990 and
1991 in Bharatpur, Ghatikia, Aiginia and
nearby villages through lottery which
held on dated 24.6.1991, 25.6.1991 and 26.6.1991 . ( please follow
Taradatt Task Force Report, page-62)
v. Provide copy of Resolution No. A/L(rnst.) 70/96-15568/CA dated
9.11.2000.
As the PIO and the First Appellate Authority did not
respond my RTI Application, Second Appeal dated 1.7.15 was filed to Odisha
Information Commission. After span of 3 years, Odisha Information Commission
started hearing of the Case ( Second
Appeal No. 1647/15) and directed the First Appellate Authority to hear and dispose the case. On 2.2.18, The First Appellate Authority heard the
case and opined that “ the
information sought for by the
applicant does not come under any exempted category
hence there should not be impediment
in supplying the information. He directed
the PIO to supply the information within 15 days. But though the time limit has passed, the PIO has not provided the information.
Comments
1. Task Force
was denied the said information
for which the Committee could not
complete the investigation.
2. Despite
recommendation of Taradatt Committee Report, the comprehensive
list of allotment of plot/land by
GA in pre-1995 has not yet prepared .
3. Similarly, the
information under RTI is also denied by
GA Dept. officials since four years.
4. It is proved
that there is huge scam and manipulation and irregularities in allotment of
land/ plot by GA dept from 1990 to 1995
for which utmost secret is
maintained in respect of disclosure of information about allotment of plot by GA .
5. During this
period many IAS officers like Tarun
Kanti Mishra, Sri Upendra Behera , Sri Bijay Sharma, IPS and many others have taken multiple plots and filling false affidavit by manipulating and
redesigning the plotted schemes, 1989 in
order to suit their interest of grabbing number of plots in Bhubaneswar. Many IAS, IPS officers,
Ministers, MLAs have taken multiple
plots from BDA, CDA, Housing Board and
GA. These officers are nurtured and
protected by Nabin Patnaik Govt.
6. In order to
protect these officers and political people, GA Dept. is trying hard not to disclose the said information.
However, my fight for
disclosure of said information and bringing the land –grabbers to limelight will continue for greater interest of the
State.
Pradip
Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date-
28.2.18