Audit team from Bhopal probed Rewa Civil Supplies Corporation payments made under former district manager

A three-member team from Bhopal reached Rewa. Payments made during the tenure of Anil Mishra, who served as district manager at the Civil Supplies Corporation, were examined all day, with every file combed through. The former district manager stayed in Rewa for only four months, yet was alleged to have cleared four years’ worth of files and work, and to have handled crores of rupees. When the complaint reached Bhopal, the government took notice and immediately sent an audit team to investigate. The probe was continuing at that time.

It was worth noting that the Civil Supplies Corporation in Rewa had always been in controversy. Most officers posted there had faced serious allegations. Inquiries had been held several times and officers had even been suspended. Rewa’s name had now echoed in Bhopal again. A three-member team had come from Bhopal to examine the tenure of Anil Mishra, the district civil supplies officer who had recently been transferred.

The team included Assistant General Manager S.C. Radau, Finance Manager Sanjay Shrivastava and Assistant Billing Officer Anupam Gupta. On Tuesday morning the team reached the Civil Supplies Corporation office on the first floor of the Collectorate. The examination of files, begun in the morning, continued until evening. The first day’s examination was complete, but the team was to go through more files over the next few days.

Complaint had reached Bhopal

Paddy milling was where the biggest manipulation happened in Rewa. There, the greater a person’s influence, the more paddy milling allotment he got. During Anil Mishra’s time, allotment bills were issued to several millers who were not on the initial list at all. Later the list was changed and sent to Bhopal, and approval was obtained from there. Permission for lifting the paddy was also granted. A major irregularity was suspected in this.

A complaint in this regard was also filed by the Congress party. In addition, it had emerged that millers were favoured in payments for paddy milling. It was reported that millers with political connections were paid more. A complaint about this too had reached Bhopal.