Old-age pension for people below 60: Case booked against 11 officials in Kadur

The Kadur tahsildar has filed a ailment with the constabulary against 11 authorities unit members successful the Kadur taluk bureau connected charges of sanctioning old-age pensions for 64 ineligible candidates, causing a nonaccomplishment to the tune of ₹9.03 lakh to the authorities exchequer. The accused had sanctioned pensions to radical beneath the property of 60, violating the scheme’s criteria.

The accused are Shirastedar B.C. Kalmuradappa, Second Divisional Assistant P. Girish, Revenue Inspector P.R. Ravi Kumar, colony accountants R. Hanumanthappa, T.M. Kavya, G.M. Kumara, K. Lingaraju, K.R. Ravi, S.M. Channabasayya., T.S. Nirmala, and Ravichandra S. Gogi. The Kadur constabulary registered the lawsuit filed by tahsildar C.S. Poornima connected charges of transgression breach of spot by a nationalist servant and forgery.

Under the old-age pension scheme, radical from families beneath the poorness enactment and aged supra 60 are eligible for the pension. However, the accused sanctioned the payment to radical adjacent successful their mid-thirties, truthful misusing authority.

Deputy Commissioner of Chikkamagaluru Meena Nagaraj had suspended Kalmurudappa and ordered an enquiry aft she received complaints astir the irregularities. The enquiry recovered that 64 ineligible radical had been sanctioned the scheme’s benefit, causing a nonaccomplishment to the tune of ₹9.03 lakh to the exchequer. Following instructions from the Deputy Commissioner, the Kadur tahsildar filed the complaint.