Govt employees facing graft charges yet to face action: ACB
The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in its report to the Maharashtra government has revealed that 28 people convicted on graft charges continue to work for the government and avail benefits from the state. Another 137 employees remain to be suspended despite being booked on graft charges, of which 21 Grade-1 employees.
The report, which is with DNA, states that out of the 137 state government employees yet to be suspended, 21 were Grade-1, 17 were Grade-2, 37 were Grade-3, five were Grade-4, and 27 were other public representatives booked by the ACB.
Grade-1 state government employees include collectors, tehsildars, nayab tehsildars, and other important posts that report directly to the secretaries of various departments of the state government. Moreover, the ACB sends a report to the state government for the suspension and dismissal of the employee if found demanding or accepting bribe. The state government has the powers to suspend or dismiss a government employee if convicted or arrested on graft charges.
Surprisingly, from a total of 28 convicted employees, of which three belong to the Grade-1 category, two to Grade-2, and 23 to Grade-3 have not been dismissed from state government service yet.
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