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Local Self Government Department (LSGD) Principal Director H. Dineshan connected Saturday suspended 2 panchayat officials aft superior lapses successful task implementation were uncovered successful Munnar panchayat. The suspended officials person been identified arsenic Munnar panchayat caput G.P. Udayakumar and adjunct caput Manish Dev. The suspensions followed an inspection conducted by the LSGD Joint Director, which was initiated based connected a ailment filed by Munnar residents Riyaz R. and Muhammed Ahraham. The inspection unearthed terrible irregularities successful the panchayat’s task execution. According to the suspension order, the caput and adjunct caput engaged successful superior malpractices regarding the renovation works of the panchayat-owned crematorium. Lapses were specifically recovered regarding a handover to a backstage agency, Glow Green Engineering. The bid further stated that malpractices were detected successful the organisation of gumboots and gloves for MNREGS workers successful the panchayat. Due to non-procedural procurement, the officials caused a nonaccomplishment of ₹15,66,085 to the panchayat, an magnitude that is to beryllium recovered from the liable secretary. The bid besides exposed irregularities successful the organisation of laptops for SC and wide categories successful the panchayat. The probe revealed that the officials prepared a fake beneficiary database to facilitate large-scale bribery. Investigators recovered that laptops were distributed to 26 individuals successful the wide class and 17 successful the SC class who were not included successful the original, approved list. Furthermore, the bid noted that funds earmarked for the SC class were misappropriated. The officials besides failed to guarantee due discarded absorption successful the panchayat and committed malpractices nether the guise of discarded absorption initiatives.
Published - May 16, 2026 09:31 p.m. IST
