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The Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta disposed of 3,654 complaints and facilitated recoveries amounting to ₹15.29 crore done its interventions, adjacent though the instauration functioned without a full-time Lokayukta for astir of the year, according to its 2025 yearly report.
According to the study released connected Monday (March 30, 2026), the bureau of the Lokayukta remained vacant, with Upa-Lokayukta P. Rajani discharging each responsibilities nether the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 1983.
The Lokayukta handled a full of 7,431 cases, including 3,106 caller complaints and a backlog of 4,325 cases carried guardant from the erstwhile year. Of these, 3,654 complaints were disposed of, with astir fractional relating to the Revenue Department. Additionally, the instauration processed 148 applications nether the Right to Information Act, reflecting its absorption connected transparency.
Significant fiscal recoveries were made crossed sectors, including ₹4.99 crore from M/s Vasistha Projects for amerciable mineral excavation and ₹3.66 crore towards room cess dues successful East Godavari district. Other recoveries included ₹24.21 lakh nether the MGNREGS successful Nizampatnam colony for misappropriation and ₹20.26 lakh successful stamp work from undervalued spot registrations astatine Adoni.
The study besides highlighted disciplinary actions taken against erring officials, including the dismissal of 5 employees successful the Telugu Ganga Project for submitting fake onshore acquisition documents and the removal of 55 aesculapian officers for unauthorised absence.
Penalties were imposed successful corruption-related cases, including the demotion of a erstwhile Tahsildar for issuing bogus location tract pattas and a three-year increment stoppage for a Sub-Registrar liable for gross loss.
In summation to the ailment redressal, the Lokayukta undertook respective suo motu and nationalist involvement interventions. These included directing acquisition institutions to merchandise archetypal certificates withheld implicit interest reimbursement disputes, blacklisting and penalising hostel operators for mismanagement of facilities for migrant children, and issuing orders to curb the usage of calcium carbide successful effect ripening done district-level monitoring committees.
Measures were besides introduced to support pensioners, including the constitution of helplines successful Kurnool and Nandyal to code harassment and bribery successful treasury offices.
Despite operational challenges owed to the lack of a full-time Lokayukta, the instauration maintained a dependable gait of investigations and enforcement, underscoring its relation successful promoting accountability and transparency successful nationalist administration..
