Monday, November 27, 2017

Huge Corruption in Niali Block of Cuttack district, Odisha

Huge Corruption and misappropriation of   Fund for Rural Development programme  in Niali Block of Cuttack district.
Information about utilisation of MLA LAD under RTI is denied apprehending expose of corruption
Dear friends

Corruption in every sphere of administration especially Rural development programme is common and widespread under Nabin Patnaik regime in the state.   Many RTI Activists and Common people have used RTI to expose corruption in rural development work and fight it out  by drawing attention of the appropriate authority for enquiry.  RTI has become a biggest weapon in the hand of the citizens to fight for their entitlement.

In view of huge expose of corruption through RTI, the State bureaucracy has adopted strategy not to provide information under RTI Act. It is seen that a good number of RTI Applications are not complied by PIOs at block, Tahasil and Panchayat level. It has become mania of state bureaucracy to deny and delay the information under RTI Act. As corruption is rampant in the implementation of NREGA, Biju Pucca Yojana, IAY and MLA LAD in every block and Gram Panchayat, the Anti-corruption Crusaders   are filling RTI to fight out corruption. The information is not only denied to them  but they are beaten up, threatened of dire consequence and also murdered  which is very common  in our state.

I cite herewith few examples  how  information about MLA LAD, NREGA, IAY, PMAY, Biju Pucca Yojana  fund  spent in Niali Block  of Cuttack district is repeatedly denied   by  PIO, office of BDO, Niali Block.  BDO of Niali Block  , on behalf of MLA has masterminded all corruptions  in these development programme funded   under MLA LAD and other scheme.  The name of RTI Applicant is Sashikant lenka ( M- 8825632902)  and Others

Date of RTI filed
Subject matter of information
Whether Information provided
Remarks
26.7.17
RTI filed  to Office of PD, DRDA , Cuttack
 Functioning of E-abhijyog System and grievances  about irregularities addressed   through this system  in Niali Block
No  information provided
First appeal filed on 28.10.17. No information ensured.
20.8.17
RTI filed to DEO, Cuttack
Copy of    Recommendation of MLA, Niali   for transfer of teachers  from 1.1.2010 to 20.1.2012
No
First appeal filed
26.8.2017
RTI filed to  office of PD, DRDA, Cuttack  which was forwarded  to  Niali Block to provide information
Information about IAY, PMAY, Biju Pucca Yojana in Gallahar Pur Gram panchayat
No
 First Appeal has been filed to BDO , Niali on 5.11.17
5.8.17
RTI filed to PIO, office of BDO, Niali block
Details of procedure followed  for selection of beneficiaries  under Biju Pucca Yojana, Prime Minister Aawas Yojana.
No
First appeal filed  on 28.10 17  to BDO, Niali. BDO has failed  to  provide information.
7.8.17
RTI filed to office of PD, DRDA, Cuttack . It was transferred to PIO, office of BDO, Niali
Details of CC road  constructed  in  all 23 GPs of Niali Block
No
On denial of information, First appeal was filed  to BDO, Niali  on 28.10.17. BDO failed to provide information.
18.10.17
RTI Filed to PIO, Office of BDO, Niali Block
Utilisation of MLA LAD Fund  in Eranch GP
No
Arif Hussein, BDO made a call to applicant  and said  why you are  behind MLA.  He also threatened not to file RTI.  On 28.10.17,  Block officials filed  an FIR   against RTI Applicant in Niali  police station. The case is registered under SC &ST Atrocity act  .
18.10.17
RTI Filed to PIO, Office of BDO, Niali Block
Incentive money  given to beneficiaries  and  utilisation of fund for administrative  expenses  under Rural Housing Scheme  like BPGY and PMAY   in 23 GP
No

3.11.17
RTI filed to PIO, Niali Block
Utilisation of MLA LAD fund  in  Bilasuni  Gram Panchayat
No
No information  has been provided.

Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482

Date- 27.11.17 

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Nabin"s Mega Event of Children’s Day vs disastrous School education in Odisha

Nabin Patnaik’s  Mega Event of Children’s Day  vs   disastrous School education in Odisha

This Mega event  was pre-planned design of State Govt.  to divert  the attention of the people from educational issues affected millions of downtrodden children in the state

Dear friends
On the occasion of  observation of  Children’s Day  on 14.11.17,   Govt. of Odisha  organized  extravanza Mega  Event with participation of  approximate 6000  children in  Bhubaneswar , capital of Odisha  which  was addressed by  Chief Minister Sri Nabin Patnaik. It was telecast in all channels and Social Media glorifying   Chief Minister as  messiah  of the cause of  the children. Most  glorifying ( claimed by BJD)   part of  the  event  was   Sri Patnaik  addressed the  children  without written  documents  for first time during  his 17 years of  political career  as Chief Minister.  However his   delivering speech through teleprompter was exposed publicly.

Now the question comes why such type of Mega event was organized from state exchequer.  It was  organized  to cover up  inefficiency  of Sri Patnaik and failure of  State Govt.  to  improve primary education in Odisha   during 17 years of  his rule.   the Primary Education has been in doldrums   in Odisha.  Primary education has been pushed to 20 years back.  In spite of huge investment on education under central flagship programmes such as DPEP and SSA, and after 7 years of implementation of RTE Act 2009, the state of public education in Odisha is in deplorable condition. Only 3% of schools in Odisha are fully complying with RTE Act at the end of 2013-2014 financial years. Malkanagiri, Nabarangapur, Nuapada and Rayagada are the four districts with less than 1% schools fully complying with act (School Report Card, DISE-2013-14).

It was expected that after implementation of RTE Act, public education system in Odisha will be strengthened and enrolment in government schools will be increased. However, it is evident from the DISE data   that enrolment in government schools is decreasing.

It was also expected that after implementation of RTE act number of private school will be reduced. It is unfortunate that during last 6 years the number of private schools is increasing in Odisha. The detailed of the private schools has been given in the following table  .

All Private  and unrecognised  schools   
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
4340
4356
4482
4724
5088

There are single teachers’ schools in Odisha which violates the RTE Act 2009. There is no proper rationalisation of posting of teachers. As a result some schools are having more than required number of teachers and some schools are having less than required number of teachers. There is no policy for teachers transfer in Odisha. Most of the teachers transfer happens in view of both bureaucratic and the political consideration. As a result there is rampant corruption in case of teachers transfer. This affects in ensuring quality education in the state.

Another disturbing fact is that there is no proper identification of out of school children in Odisha. As per the DISE data there were only 5000 out of school children in Odisha ( DISE 2014-15). However, as per the National Sample Survey, there are  4,01,052  out of school children in Odisha and most of them belongs to marginal communities such as tribal, dalits and minorities.   

   The learning level of children in schools is also very disturbing. As per ASER 8.8% children in Standard III cannot read letters in Odia. Similarly 21.1% children in standard III can read letters but not more than that.  22.5% can read words but not standard level or higher texts. 13.4% children in standard III can read standard I level text but not able to read their standard level text and only 33.4% can read standard II level text. 8.6% children in standard III cannot even recognize numbers from 1 to 9 and 28.9% children can recognize number of up to 9 but not more than that. 35.2% children cannot do subtraction, 21.3% cannot do division and only 6.9% children in standard II can do division (Source ASER 2014).

The disastrous  condition of  elementary  education is as follows.

Total no. of Government elementary school
53455
No. of schools  having no  toilets for boys
9439
No. of schools having  no toilet  for  girls
6267
No. of schools having  no clean drinking water  facility
1207
No. of schools have no electricity facilities
43308
No. of   schools have no playground.
42409
No. of elementary schools having  no ramp facilities
15538
 No. of schools  have no boundary walls..
18300
No. of school having  no building till yet
  373
 No. of     elementary schools  having  single class room functioning under the schools and Mass Education Department in Odisha
2620
         
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482

Date- 19.11.17 
Food-grains supplied to different categories of people at subsidised price in Odisha

Dear friends
RTI Application was filed to the PIO, Dept. of Food Supply and Consumer Welfare, Govt. of Odisha seeking information about  details of quantities of food-grains supplied to different categories of people in Odisha.  On 9.11.17, the PIO has supplied  partly  information which are as follows.

1.       Total no. of beneficiaries availing  food-grains under PDS and Antodaya Anna Yojana during 2013-14 and 2014-15

Sl. No
Name of the scheme
Number of beneficiaries
2013-14 ( march 2014)
2014-15 ( March-15)
1
Antodaya Anna Yojana
1253341
1253691
2
APL KBK
529527
527718
3
BPL Rice
3688057
3686527
4
APL Wheat
3572431
3565828
5
APL Rice for SC/ST Hostel ( NGO)
12922
12922
6
BPL Rice for ST/SC Hostel ( Govt.)
436345
411917
7
BPL Rice for WI ( Welfare Institutions )
11705
11705
8
KGBVs
------
2600 ( this scheme started from Jan,2015
9
Annapurna
63686
63686
10
Differently abled person (RDP)
114743
138658
11
APL rice to fisherman affected by ban on fishing  for Olive Ridley
10183
10292
12
APL Rice  for Adult children Home
256
256
13
Poor Left Out
623528
623528

2.       Quantities of subsidised rice allocated to different institutions and under various schemes from 
state pool ( Jan.17 to Oct.17)                                                                                             ( In MT)
Name of Month
WI Scheme
SC/ST Hostels ( Govt.)
SC/ST Hostel ( NGO)
KGBVs
Adult children Home
 Satyabhama Devi College for Hearing Impaired
January
176.625
8210.700
192.330
165.00
1.515
1.455
Feb.
176.625
8210.700
192.330
165.00
1.515
1.455
March
176.625
8210.700
192.330
165.00
1.515
1.455
April
176.625
8230.44
200.220
273.00
1.515
1.455
May
176.625
----
----
----
1.515
----
June
176.625
----
----
----
1.515
-----
July
264.378
8230.44
200.220
273.00
1.515
1.455
August
264.378
8230.44
200.220
273.00
1.515
1.455
Sept.
264.378
8230.44
200.220
273.00
1.515
1.455
October
264.378
8230.44
200.220
273.00
1.515
1.455
Nov.
264.378
8230.44
200.220
273.00
1.515
1.455
( N.B.- State Govt. is in receipt of 1117.5 MT rice per month from Central pool under Welfare  Institutions scheme which has been discontinued  w.e.f. 1.10.17)
3.       Quantities of rice and wheat supplied  by Central Government  under National Food Security Act ( Jan to Nov.2017)
Month
Rice
wheat
January
153471.393
25492.472
Feb.
153471.393
25492.472
March
158076.484
21422.866
April
154705.953
24793.397
May
154705.953
24793.397
June
154705.953
24793.397
July
 155136.979
24789.081
August
155137.392
24789.168
Sept.
155137.392
24789.168
October
155137.392
24789.168

Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482

Date- 16.11.17