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NREGS funds misused by panchayat? TNN, Jun 25, 2010, 09.39pm IST HAVERI: The Dalit Sangharsha Samiti coordinator Guddappa Harijan has alleged that officials and elected members of Gudihonnatti panchayat have misused National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) funds to the tune of Rs 2.2 lakh, sanctioned for 2009-10. Guddappa said the records say that water harvesting pits are prepared in Honnamma temple premises by spending Rs 40,000 and Rs 80,000 is spent for Gokatta construction, Rs 1,09,443 is spent on plantation works in hospital, school premises. Interestingly, there are no signs of such works in Gudihonnatti village. Such type of bills have been shown for the works not executed and the amount is utilized by the officials. "Taluka panchayat executive officer S S Sajjan, watershed development officer T B Veerappa, works supervisor Shankarappa Bidari, engineers of ZP, president and vice presidents of Gudihonnatti panchayat have misutilized the funds," he added. Guddappa Byadagi, Honnappa Bheemappanavar, Fakkirappa N H, Basavaraj Banakar, C G Hulli, Basavaraj Kambali, Kotresh Saravand have sent the memorandum along with CD to union Rural Development and Panchayatraj Minister Dr C P Joshi, RDPR minister Jagadish Shettar, Lokayukta chief Santhosh Hegde, and Haveri CEO of Haveri ZP to begin inquiry and punish the guilty.
