Haryana Dismisses Officials Over Paddy Procurement Scam
Paddy procurement scam: 5 officials of Karnal food dept sacked from service
Hindustan Times
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The Haryana government has dismissed five officials from the food, civil supplies, and consumer affairs department in Karnal for their involvement in a paddy procurement scam during the last kharif season. The scam involved issuing fake gate passes and resulted in significant revenue losses due to the payment of minimum support prices for paddy that was never delivered.
- 01The dismissed officials include four inspectors and one sub-inspector, all implicated in the scam.
- 02The scam involved issuing fake gate passes for paddy that never arrived, leading to government revenue losses.
- 03A total of six FIRs have been registered by Karnal police, with charges filed against 12 individuals related to the scam.
- 04Irregularities were also found in neighboring districts, leading to over 30 arrests.
- 05The scam allowed millers to create fake land registrations and show false purchases, resulting in discrepancies between actual stock and records.
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On Friday, the Haryana government dismissed five officials from the food, civil supplies, and consumer affairs department in Karnal due to their alleged involvement in a paddy procurement scam during the last kharif season. The officials, including four inspectors—Sameer Vashisth, Lokesh, Sandeep Sharma, and Yashbir Singh—and sub-inspector Ramphal, were dismissed under the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 2016, following irregularities detected in procurement processes. The Karnal police have registered six FIRs related to the scam, which involved issuing fake gate passes that falsely documented the entry of excess paddy into grain markets, leading to substantial revenue losses for the government. The minimum support price (MSP) of ₹2,389 per quintal was paid for paddy that never arrived. Investigations revealed that millers created fake land registrations on the Meri Fasal, Mera Byora (MFMB) portal, allowing them to issue gate passes under false pretenses. Similar irregularities were discovered in the neighboring districts of Yamunanagar and Kurukshetra, resulting in over 30 arrests and multiple cases registered against officials and millers involved.
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The dismissal of these officials aims to restore integrity in the procurement process and prevent further revenue losses.
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