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Procedural, Financial Irregularities and Rampant corruption is being committed
in Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by Department of Training &
Technical Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
Reference: (i) Letters No. 1132/OC-48414/SO/ACB dated
26.02.2014, letter No. 2057/OC-99614/SO/ACB dated 02.05.2014 & letter No.
2357/OC-1208114/SO/ACB dated 22.05.2014 etc. of Addl. Commissioner of Police,
Anti-Corruption Branch (DIRECTORATE OF
VIGILANCE) Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi.
(ii) Letter
No.F.1 (299)/2014/Special Audit/LNJP/4558 dated 18.06.2015 of Directorate of
Audit, GNCT of Delhi forwarding Special Audit Report on financial
irregularities conducted from 02.01.2014 to 20.02.2014 (35 working days). The report consists of 09
Audit Paras including over payment of Rs.2, 81,846/-
(iii) Letter No.58/07/20l4/DOV/CVC ref. 14335-36 dated 2/06/14
from DOV.
(iv) Letter No.OM No.OI4/DLH/031/245181/dated
25.04.14 from CVC; CVC ordered for furnishing of factual report on the
allegation as mentioned in the complaint.
Sir,
Kindly refer my complaints
addressed to CVC and DOV etc. The
Department of Training and Technical Education (DTTE) GNCTD also received
letter No.58/07/20l4/DOV/CVC ref. 14335-36 dated 2/06/14 from DOV enclosing CVC
letter No.OM No.OI4/DLH/031/245181/dated 25.04.14 on the above noted subject.
Thereby, the CVC ordered for furnishing of factual report on the allegations mentioned
in the complaint with supporting documents (copy enclosed).
The Preliminary Inquiry Committee set-up
by Principal Secretary (TTE) found lot of irregularities in the expenditure
incurred for conducting of CET-2013. The matter was then referred to Competent
Authority for taking further necessary action. Thereafter matter referred to
DOV by Chief Secretary, Delhi for an advice. The DOV inter alia advised to get
special audit of the expenditure incurred in CET-2013, so Special Audit was conducted
through the Dte. of Audit, (copy enclosed).
Special Audit report revealed lot of financial
irregularities and lapses & recommended to recover amount to the tune of
Rs. 2,81,846/- . Reporte concluded in the 09 PARA, along with Annexure-A (I to
X). The Directorate of Audit, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, vide his letter No. F.I(302)/20l4/Spl.Audit/Tn:
'7698- 701 dated 31.12.2014 conveyed the
Special Audit Report and of Annexure attached with report and the details of
amount recoverable to the tune of Rs.
2,81,846/- with the approval of Principal Secretary (finance), conveyed by the
Accounts Officer (Audit) is enclosed for kind reference.
Special Audit of accounts for the year
2013 in r/o CET-2013 was conducted from 02.01.2015 to 20.02 2015 (35 working
days), with special emphasis on the areas, where financial irregularities have
been committed by concerned officers/Controlling Authority of CET-2013. The
special audit of the accounts in r/o CET-2013 was conducted by the Audit Party
No. IX headed by Sh. P. C. Joshi, IAO & Mrs. Geeta Girdhar, AAO.
In response to my complaints to ANTI-CORRUPTION BRANCH (DIRECTORATE
OF VIGILANCE) GNCT of Delhi, the ACP/Admn. Addl. Commissioner of Police,
Anti-Corruption Branch forwarded the complaints to the Director (TTE) for
taking necessary action and with the direction to report to his office
immediately, if corruption angle is found (Vide letter No. 1132/OC-48414/SO/ACB
dated 26.02.2014, letter No. 2057/OC-99614/SO/ACB dated 02.05.2014 & letter
No. 2357/OC-1208114/SO/ACB dated 22.05.2014 etc.). Kindly look into the matter that
Additional Director (TTE) & Director (TTE) etc, despite expiry of approx
Six months, not sending the Special Audit Report of GNCT of Delhi to the ANTI-CORRUPTION BRANCH (DIRECTORATE
OF VIGILANCE) GNCT of Delhi, as made clear through RTI documents, though the Report showing corruption/financial
irregularities in the expenditure incurred in CET-2013.
Through
a RTI, it comes to know that DTTE has not sent any action report to Principal Secretary (Finance), DOV or CVC till
date. It comes to know that DTTE has issued Show Cause notice to 4 members of
CET-2013 including Controller and Dy. Controller of CET-2013. But the reply of
the said Show Cause notice has not been submitted by Controller, CET within
stipulated time period given by DTTE. It seems that officers of DTTE in their
own interest now giving opportunity to the Controller CET-2013 to arrange
(fake/forged) bills and manipulation of the record etc. to satisfy the Audit
para.
Background of the present case is that I had made many
complaints with documentary proof to Principal Secretary DTTE, Directorate of
Vigilance, GNCT of Delhi and Central Vigilance Commissioner (list of the
complaints with subject enclosed herewith). But till date
neither any action has been taken against the culprit nor conveyed to the
undersigned being complainant despite that the allegations raised through
various complaints filed on the basis of RTI document, have already been
confirmed by the facts finding committee of DTTE and Audit Team of GNCT of
Delhi in its Special Audit Report provided under RTI Act. Therefore, I am again
producing brief of some facts which will help to understand that rampant
corruption in Common Entrance Test (CET). It is not only done in CET-2013 but
it is regular process still continued as evident from the RTI document/record.
The brief facts are reproduced as under:
1.
Common Entrance Test (CET) is being
conducted by DTTE since 2005 for preparing the merit list of candidates for
admission to diploma courses in Polytechnics under DTTE/BTE.
2.
In 2008, a Society was formed i.e.
Delhi Knowledge Development Foundation (DKDF) whose one of the main objective
to conduct the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to diploma courses of
Polytechnics.
3.
As per MOA of the Society, the
Secretary (TTE), Dy. Director (SB) and DCA (TTE) are mandatory to work as
President (DKDF), Member Secretary (DKDF) and Treasurer (DKDF) respectively and
except these three officers no one Govt. employees of TTE is prescribed in the
MOA of DKDF Society as the post of Joint Secretary are vacant in TTE since
long. However, these three officers deploying others Govt. employees of TTE in
Society by ignoring the MOA of Society and rules of Govt. only to give undue
financial benefit.
4.
Sh. O. P. Shukla was the first Member
Secretary of DKDF Society, who is basically a lecturer of Polytechnic and
joined DTTE (HQ) initially on deputation as Assistant Director and thereafter
Sh. O. P. Shukla, lecturer of Polytechnic working in DTTE (HQ) on diverted
capacity for clerical work since last approx 18 years and getting all financial
benefits pertaining to his original post of Lecturer.
5.
Since 2005 to 2011 CET was conducted by
Board of Technical Education (BTE) Pitampura, Delhi.
6.
In 2011, news published in the news
paper regarding corruption in Common Entrance Test (CET)/admission, in which
some names were published for involvement in corruption (copy enclosed).
7.
After the news of corruption, the then
Principal Secretary (TTE), Sh. Anand Parkash directed to take following
measures to avoid corruption in CET:
a)
To ensure CCTV Surveillance recording
of all the activities of CET from first day to last day so that corruption of
CET, if occurred, may be find out with the help of surveillance recordings.
b)
The Controller, CET and Chief Admission
Officer will be changed every year. The Principal of various polytechnic will
work as Controller of CET and Chief Admission Officer on rotation basis and Dy.
Director (TE) will act as Dy. Controller (CET). Nevertheless the Members of CET
Cell were decided to be changed at every two year.
8.
In 2012, Sh. L. S. Negi, Principal of
Aryabhatt Polytechnic appointed as Controller CET 2012 and Sh. M. Anbalgan the
then Dy. Director (TTE) appointed as Dy. Controller, CET-2012.
9.
In 2013, after transfer of the then
Principal Secretary, Sh. Anand Parkash , Sh. O. P. Shukla the then Dy. Director
(TE) has changed the policy and appointed again Sh. L. S. Negi as Controller
for CET-2013 & Sh. M. Anabalagan as Dy. Controller CET-2013. DKDF given an
advance of Rs. 8500000/- to Sh. L. S. Negi , Controller CET-2013 for CET.
10.
After conducting CET-2013, Sh. Harish
Chandra Meena made a complaint about corruption in CET-2013 and request to
rescue of CET-2014 from corruption. He also alleged about Rs 50 lakh corruption
in CET-2013/admission (copy enclosed).
11.
Sh. Meena in his complaint has also alleged
that Sh. M. D. Joshi was the main agent for Sh. L. S. Negi and Sh. A. K.
Chaudhary. Sh. M. D. Joshi was preparing/setting the question paper itself in
CET -2012 whereas being member of CET Cell he should not supposed to do
this. Sh. M. D. Joshi continuously had
given the work of particularly pertaining to question papers like paper
setting, moderation etc. in CET-2012, CET-2013, CET-2014 & CET-2015. The
refreshment bill of Sh. M. D. Joshi for the period when he was out of station
and on medical leave was prepared and passed for payment and sanction order
issued by Sh. L. S. Negi for making payment of refreshment amount. However, the payment could not be made by Sh.
L. S. Negi because of shortages of advance and thereafter payment also not made
by DKDF due to various complaints and Dy. Controller raised the said issue on
file noting.
12.
Sh. M. D. Joshi alone sent to the Govt.
Press out of Delhi on the day of declaration of result of CET-2013 by ignoring
the Dy. Controller whereas Sh. M. D. Joshi supposed to stay in CET Cell being
the member of result committee. There was no need to send him to the Govt.
Press as it was never happened before neither in CET-2012 nor in any other CET
nor prescribed in the terms & condition agreed with Govt. press. The Audit Party in para 6 of Audit Report
also found this as “Undue advantages
of Rs. 7,332/- on account of T.A. for
secret work” given to Sh. M. D. Joshi.
13.
In CET-2013, undue financial benefit
given by Controller CET-2013 for favoring him in future to Sh. A. K. Chaudhary
and many other peoples including PS of Principal Secretary and other
officers/officials of DTTE (HQ), who were actually not performing the duties in
CET, but only to influence some HQ and TTE people undue financial benefit given
by Controller CET-2013 for favoring him in future (please refer Audit Report).
14.
During CET-2013, a CET Cell member and
Sh. M. Anbalagan Dy. Controller CET-2013 proposed parallel/double evaluation of
CET-2013 result in order to improve the quality and to maintain transparency in
CET result but later on denied by taking baseless pretence and Controller
CET-2013 tempered/changed the noting sheet with some other result committee
members who had affixed signature on both the noting sheet on same issue.
15.
The proposal about Double/parallel
evaluation of result was also not fully agreed by Chairman Advisory Committee
Dr. (Smt.) Arti Kapoor with baseless pretence. Afterwards 100% error free
result was not prepared and alteration /corruption were made in the result of
CET-2013 prepared by single agency with few members of result committee.
16.
Sh. M. Anbalagan has also met the then
Secretary (TTE) and express his doubt about the corruption being committed in
CET-2013.
17. The
result of CET 2013 prepared/finalized on 19.06.2013 at 8.00 P.M. by few members
and sent to NIC by Sh. L.S. Negi for publication on 20.6.2013 at 4.00 P. M. on
departmental website by hiding the CD/DVD of results from Dy. Controller CET-2013,
Member Secretary of Advisory Committee CET-2013 & Member of result
committee and other Members of result committee. These facts were also confirmed by the
accounts settlement committee of TTE (Please
Refer Account Settlement Committee Report).
18.
The file pertaining to CET -2013
results was placed before Dy. Controller
Sh. M. Anbalagan on 20.06.2013 (next day), to this, he written Not Satisfactory on the noting sheet
prepared to finalize the result of CET-2013 perhaps he might have the smell of
corruption/alteration in result of CET-2013.
19. On
publishing the CET-2013 result on 20.06.2013 in the website, some
irregularities were noticed (they forgot
to remove the Roll number of candidate from the lower rank who shifted on higher
rank after some illicit gratification/understanding with students) and causing
Sh. L. S. Negi has compelled to change
the result and changed result CD/DVD again sent to NIC on 21.06.2013 for again
uploading the result whereas in the letter sent to NIC on 21.06.2013, reason
for again uploading was mentioned something else and changes in the result were
not made in the presence of all the members of result committee. These facts were also confirmed by the
accounts settlement committee of TTE.
20.
The approval for again uploading the
result was neither obtained from Secretary (TTE) nor from all the result
committee members.
21.
The committee constitute by DTTE has
confirmed that the result of CET 2013 uploaded twice on the department’s
website on 19.06.2013 & 21.06.2013 without the approval of the Principal
Secretary (TTE), result Committee, Dy. Controller & Chief Admission
Officer. Sh. M. Anbalagan who was the Dy. Controller for CET-2013, Member of
Result Committee and Member Secretary of Advisory Committee was relieved on
21.06.2013 without the approval of competent authority when Sh. M. Anbalagan
has shown his displeasure about the result and on 20.6.2013 written Not Satisfactory on the noting sheet of
result file of CET-2013 perhaps he might have the smell of
corruption/alteration in result of CET-2013 and on the next day he was relieved
by Sh. L. S. Negi, who was neither competent for appointing him as Dy.
Controller nor competent to relieve the Dy. Controller before completion of all
the activities of CET & counseling/admission, as he was appointed as Dy.
Controller CET-2013 by the Principal Secretary (TTE)..
22.
As reveals from RTI documents prior to
commencement of CET-2014 Sh. M. Anbalgan Member Secretary of Advisory Committee
for CET-203, Dy. Controller CET-2013 and Member of result committee CET-2013
submitted some suggestions to the Secretary (TTE) to improve the quality of CET
and to maintain the transparency during CET. The suggestions made by Sh. M.
Anbalagan were appreciated and approved by the then Director (TTE) and
Principal Secretary (TTE).
23.
Thereafter, Sh. M. Anbalgan appointed
as Member Secretary of Advisory Committee for CET-2014 with the approval of the
then Principal Secretary (TTE).
24. But
surprisingly without quashing previous order dated 11.12.13 of Sh. M. Anbalagan
another official Sh. M. D. Joshi made Member Secretary of Advisory Committee
for CET-2014 in place of Sh. M. Anbalgan and the Advisory Committee has also
rejected all the suggestions made by Sh. M. Anbalagan. Though the suggestions
were appreciated by the then Director, TTE. This is showing involvement of Advisory committee members and higher
officers of DTTE in corruption. Important to note that suggestions quashed by
the members of Advisory Committee, mainly by those officers whose names in the
corruption cases published in the newspaper in 2011.
25.
All the evidence of corruption in
CET-2013 are captured in CCTV Surveillance recording, hence, Sh. L. S.
Negi not submitting the entire CCTV
Surveillance recording of CET-2013 despite the Direction of the then Principal
Secretary (TTE), Sh. R. K. Verma in the meeting held in his chamber on
27.05.2014 and Sh. Rao, Director (TTE) in writing. And, thereafter in the meeting
held on 22.08.2014 Controller, CET-2013 Sh. L. S. Negi has agreed to provide
entire CCTV surveillance recording of CET-2013 vide minutes of meeting held on
22.08.2014 duly approved by Principal Secretary (TTE). Even after, Controller
CET-2013, Sh. L. S. Negi did not provided entire CCTV surveillance recording of
CET-2013. This is a serious offence and disobedience of the directions of
senior officers only to hide the irregularities and corruption evidence
recorded in CCTV surveillance. It is also
deliberate failure to carry out written orders of superior officers even
after agreed in minutes dated 22.08.2014. Now CIC has also given direction on
17.12.2014 to provide entire recording of CET-12 & CET-13 to the
undersigned. Contempt has also been filed but the entire CCTV surveillance
recording of CET-2013 has not been provided till date only to hide the
corruption angles.
26.
The
letter No. F.1/85/DKDF/2011/RTI/08 dated 16.01.2015 and F.1/85/DKDF/2011/
RTI/06 dated 16.01.2015 issued by Sh. A. K. Gupta, Dy. Director
(Administration), DTTE and Sh. Ghanshyam, MS (DKDF) shows non compliance of minutes
of meeting held on 22.08.2014
regarding submission of entire CCTV
Surveillance recordings, said letters make it clear
that “the
concerned members of DTTE (HQ)/DKDF and Chairman of account settlement
committee has already submitted its report to higher authority for not
providing the entire CCTV surveillance recording by Controller CET, Sh. L. S. Negi”. But competent authority not
taking any action against Sh. L. S. Negi
for not providing the entire CCTV surveillance recording.
27. Sh. A. K. Gupta, Dy. Director (Administration), DTTE, GNCT of Delhi and
Sh. Ghanshyam, MS (DKDF), DTTE in his
aforesaid letters at Para 11 also stated that “the unfortunate situation has
occurred due to the concealment of facts by the
Controller, CET/ PIO (ABP) before M.S, DKDF and also before the Hon’ble
CIC.” Sh. A. K. Gupta, Dy. Director (Administration), DTTE, GNCT of Delhi
requested CIC to give direct ion to Controller CET-2012 & 2013 to submit entire
CCTV Surveillance recordings to DTTE but he is not taking any action at his end
showing his impotence against Sh. L. S. Negi.
28. In CET-2012 de-sealing of answer sheets were
carried out under CCTV surveillance by all the members of CET Cell but in
CET-2013 de-sealing of answer sheets were carried out without surveillance
recording by only main agents of Mr. L S. Negi i.e. Mr. M.D. Joshi and Mr Sunil
Gupta, Purchase officer of Aryabhatt Polytechnic and resultant they carried
some of the answer sheet (from whom they got the money) to their home and after
filling correct answer they have put back in the box as Mr. M.D. Joshi having
the photocopies of the answer keys.
29. It is also important to mention
here that from the last five CET (CET-2011 to CET-2015), the single same computer
agency i.e. Star Forms becoming the L 1
and performing all computer work including preparation of results. It is also
important to mention here that the terms & conditions made for computer
agency in CET 2013 have been relaxed in CET-2014 & CET-2015 so that the
same computer agency may work comfortably.
30.
The term & conditions framed for
Computer agency in CET-2013 has been relaxed in CET-2014 & CET-2015 for
favoring of said Computer agency as Star Forms had failed to comply with the
term & conditions during CET-2013.
31.
The bill of computer agency for
CET-2013 has been passed by the Controller, CET-2013 Sh. L. S. Negi and some
other his near & dear for making the payment despite non-compliance of the
term & conditions framed for Computer agency during CET-2013 only to give
the undue financial favor to firm.
32.
To this, a Committee set up to resolve
the issue of payment of Computer Agency; recommended to deduct an amount of
approx. Rs. 2,39,825/- for which Sh. L. S. Negi has accepted his faults in
front of Committee. But no action is taken by Additional Director (TTE) &
Director (TTE) for financial favour to M/S Star Forms as Sh. L. S. Negi and
some his near & dear have passed total bill for making the payment and
Controller CET Sh. L. S. Negi forcing the DKDF to make payment as the bill have
been signed by seven Class-I officers vide relevant noting of the concerned
file provided under RTI Act, 2005.
33.
The Principal Secretary (TTE) has also
made a committee to settle the advance of Rs. 85 lakhs given to Controller CET
for CET-2013. That Account Settlement Committee also found many irregularities at
the level of Sh. L. S. Negi. The Chairman Account Settlement Committee purposed
some action but no action is taken till date and Director (TTE) diverted the
main issue only to save to Sh. L. S. Negi, Controller CET-2013.
34.
Sh.
L. S. Negi has very powerful lobby that he can manage everything in the DTTE
(HQ). There are three sanctioned post of Dy. Director in DTTE.
Two post of Dy. Director sanctioned in DTTE to deal polytechnics and one post
of Dy. Director sanctioned to deal ITI these were filled with DD (Admn.) &
DD (Planning) and Dy. Director (Training) for NG. But Sh. L. S. Negi being
powerful lobby appointing his near & dear 4 Lecturers as Dy. Directors in
TTE to safe guard him Sh. L. S. Negi.
There are 463 lecturers all over the
polytechnic running under Delhi Govt but lecturers are being appointed as Dy.
Director on Pick & choose policy to safe guard corrupt persons.
35. After
my intervention through RTI and complaints of corruption against Sh. L. S.
Negi, initially, three lecturers namely Sh. S. K. Trivedi, Sh. Ghanshyam and
Sh. Swagat Bose of Aryabhatt Polytechnic (who were working as lecturers under
Sh. L. S. Negi), were appointed as Dy. Directors in the HQ, DTTE against the
non-sanctioned post, when these three lecturers could not safe guard properly
then Sh. O. P. Sukla, Lecturer & Sh. S. L. Bhandarkar, Lecturer (very near
to Sh. L.S. Negi and A. K. Choudhary) appointed as Dy. Director (Plg.) and Dy.
Director (SB) & Member Secretary (DKDF) after relieving of Sh. Ghanshyam whose
name pointed out by Hon’ble Dy. C. M. during visit in DTTE (HQ) in August, 2015.
36. Not
only this, Sh. S. L. Bhandarkar, Lecturer has been posted as Member
Secretary (DKDF) to look after all the
work of CET-13 and subsequent CETs only to safe guard Sh. L. S. Negi, Sh. A. K.
Choudhary & Sh. M. D. Joshi as Sh. S. L. Bhandarkar, Lecturer was the
member of CET Cell of 2014 & 2015, worked with Sh. A. K. Choudhary &
Sh. M. D. Joshi during CET-2014 & CET-2015, the account settlement of
CET-2014 & CET-2015 is still pending. Now
Sh. L. S. Negi has succeeded to depute one more his nearest lecturer namely Sh.
S.C. Jain in BTE as Sr. OSD to safe guard him. It is important to mention here
that there is an enquiry going on against Sh. S. C. Jain for irregularities in
BTE final Exam and even after Sh. S.C. Jain, Lecturer has been posted in BTE.
This showing not only the involvement of higher authorities but also the most powerful
loby of Sh. L. S. Negi. A reason of posting of Sh. S.C. Jain, Lecturer as Sr.
OSD (might be Controller BTE in February, 2016) is that an enquiry has already
been proposed the then Special Secretary (TTE) against Sh. L. S. Negi through
the officers of BTE.
37. Meanwhile, to
settle down the account of CET-2013, DTTE transferred/posted AAO from Aryabhatt
Polytechnic to look into the financial matter of CET by replacing AAO (KPW) so
that account of CET-2013 can be settled down according to Sh. L. S. Negi, but
due to my continues complaints, material evidence found by the
then Principal Secretary (TTE), Sh. R. K. Verma and special audit, aforesaid lecturers
and AAO could not settled down the advance of Rs. 850000/- still stands against
Sh. L. S. Negi since 2013, but all are helping Sh. L. S. Negi for not taking
appropriate action against him.
38.
Aforesaid
lecturers are also dealing CET matters as Member Secretary (DKDF) and as Dy.
Directors and from time to time informing about my complaints to Sh. L. S. Negi
causing Sh. L. S. Negi are destroying the evidence of corruption by
tempering with documents and not submitting CCTV surveillance recordings of
Common Entrance Test (CET-2013) from first day to last day (i. e. 21.06.2013) of
CET result-2013.
39. After all, in view of my repeated meeting with Sh. R. K. Verma the then Pr.
Secretary (TTE) gave direction to Director (TTE) to enquire hole case as documents
procured under RTI showing corruption and loss to Govt. exchequer . All the
matter written in this complaint is on the basis of RTI Documents.
40.
As
such, now after Dy. CM visits to DTTE (HQ), Sh. Ghanshyam has
been transferred back to Aryabhatt Polytechnic and another Lecturer Sh. S. L.
Bhandarkar (who worked in CET-2014 & CET-2015 with Sh. A. K. Choudhary
& Sh. M. D. Joshi) has been posted in September, 2015 as Dy. Director (SB)
& Member Secretary (DKDF) to protect Sh. L.S. Negi, Sh. A. K. Choudhary , Sh.
M. D. Joshi and others their near & dear.
41.
Sh.
Ghanshyam also involved in the corruption of transfer/posting for which I filed
a separate complaint to the Principal Secretary, DTTE but no action was taken
on that complaint before the visit of Dy. C. M.
42. Conducting of Common Entrance Test is an
objective of the DKDF; therefore, process/proposal for the appointment of
Controller, Dy. Controller, Member of CET Cell and constitution of committees
for CET is the responsibility of DKDF as also agreed by 11th Executive
Committee of DKDF. But during CET-2014 Dy. Director (TE), Sh. S. K. Trivedi was
appointing Controller for CET and members of Advisory Committee etc.
43. Mr.
Harishchandera Meena has made the allegations of corruptions against Sh. A. K.
Chaudhary and Sh. M. D. Joshi etc. in quite advance even before the starting of
process of CET-2014. Still DD (TE), Sh. S. K. Trivedi appointed Mr. A.K.
Chaudhary as Controller CET 2014 and Sh. M. D. Joshi as Dy. Controller,
CET-2014 by ignoring his allegations and hiding the facts from the then
Principal Secretary, Sh. R. K. verma ji. Not only this, by hiding my complaints
against A.K. Chaudhary and Sh. M. D. Joshi to the Higher Authority, Sh. S. K.
Trivedi has again appointed Sh. A.K.
Chaudhary as Controller CET-2015 and Sh. M. D. Joshi as Dy. Controller perhaps
for CET-2015 also DD (TE) vide minutes of meeting issued in Junary,2015 for
CET-2015.
44.
One
more surprising fact is that some of the members of Result Committee of CET are
fixed and the same members (i.e. from 2005 to till date) are looking after the
results every year. The name of the members of Result Committee declares in
quite advance before starting of CET activities. Can we expect fair and corruption free result
in this situation?
45. A special Audit has been conducted by Deptt of
Audit, GNCT of Delhi on my complaints regarding corruption in CET-2013. The Audit party
also found lot of financial irregularities and has ordered to DTTE to recover
amount within 42 days which has also not been done so far. Show cause has also
been issued but no action has been taken even the reply of show cause not
submitted within time as per rule. It seems that Additional Director &
Director (TTE) wants to settle the case in any circumstances only to save Sh.
L. S. Negi. The Audit party mainly pointed out the following financial
irregularities:
Para-1 : Irregularities
in Hiring of vehicles & Recovery amounting to Rs. 1, 00,000/-
Para-2 : Irregularity in
reimbursement of refreshment & TA
Para-3: Un-du
benefit in payment of Remuneration of CET-2013, & recovery amounting to Rs.
13.200/-
Para-4
: Non compliance of guidelines issued by the advisory
committee and unauthorized payment & recovery amounting to Rs. 51,1307-.
Para-5:- Non Adjustment
of advance amounts to Rs. 85, 00,000/-. For
conducting CET-2013, the President (DKDF) had accorded an approval for an
advance payment amounting to Rs.85, 00,000/- to the Controller, CET -2013. The
Bank Statement shows that an amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- was credited on 22nd
Feb. 2013 thereafter amount of Rs. 75,00.000/- on 20th May 2013 to the Saving Bank A/C maintained by
Corporation Bank. Gujrawala Town, Delhi in favour of Controller, CET2013. The
entire advance to tune of Rs. 85 Lakhs is still outstanding even after two
years of examination. Either the entire amount may be got adjusted or got
deposited with DKDF without further delay and outcomes intimated to the Dte. of
Audit, GNCTD.
Para-6 : Undue advantages of Rs. 7,332/- on account of T.A.
for secret work.
Para-7 :
Overpayment.
Para-8:- Irregularity in payment of conveyance allowance and
Overpayment of Conveyance paid.
Para-9:-Payment
released without production of documentary proof/vouchers.
ANNEXURE-‘A’
of Special Audit Report revealed that Vouchers of Rs 69, 60,764 are not
signed/approved by some of the members out of four members nominated by DTTE
(HQ)/DKDF for signing all the bills/vouchers.
Further, documents procured under RTI act in July 2015 shows
that after filing complaints by me, a committee was constituted under the
Chairmanship of Treasurer, DKDF to settle the Advance of Rs 85 lakh given to
Controller CET-2013 with the approval of Principle Secretary (TTE). A meeting
was held on 22.08.2014 of this committee and minutes were got approved by the
Principal Secretary (TTE) (Copy enclosed).
Subsequent to the approval of said
minutes, after giving sufficient time to settle the Accounts against the
advance of Rs. 85.00 Lac strictly in accordance with the minutes dated
22/08/2014, the Controller, CET-2013 had failed to comply with minutes of
meetings held on 22/8/2014 duly approved by the Pr. Secretary, (TTE)as per
Order No. F.1(92)/ 2014/DKDF/CET-13/ Settlement/548-557 dated 22/10/2014 and
also failed to settle the advance of Rs 85 lakh given to him from the
Exchequers. When Controller CET -13 had failed to settle the advance of Rs 85
lakh, the approved recommended the following (Committee report copy enclosed) for approval of the President
(DKDF) /Pr. Secretary (TTE):
i)
All the three members (Controller, Dy.
Controller, and Verifying Officer) may not be posted in Aryabhatt Polytechnic
and record/documents etc. available in Aryabhatt Polytechnic should be sealed
in the presence of Account Settlement Committee members.
ii) Sh. L.S. Negi, Controller,
CET-2013 who is actually HOD (Civil Engg.) in Aryabhatt Polytechnic and looking
after the work of Principal may be transferred with immediate effect to C.B.P.
Govt. Engineering College, Jaffarpur with the direction to report for duty to
the Principal and thereafter, on scrutiny of each file of CET-2013, the
recovery/ departmental proceedings/ disciplinary action etc. may be initiated
against Sh. L S Negi.Controller-2013 who had failed to comply the approved minutes
dated 22/08/2014.
iii) Sh. M. Aabalagan, Dy.Controller,
CET-2013 and Sh. Rajinder Sharma, Verifying Officer, CET-2013 who are posted in
Pusa Polytechnic and G.N.D. Polytechnic respectively may be relieved with
immediate effect to report to the Principal concerned and with the direction
that they will report to the DKDF as when required”.
The Director (TTE), Sh. Manoj Kumar in
place of sending the file to Principal Secretary (TTE) (who was competent
authority being president DKDF) for approval of the recommendations of Account
Settlement Committee for approval turn
down the file and called the DCA and AAO to discuss with complete action
plan, which is to be implemented in next
CET. It astonishes that Director (TTE), Sh. Manoj Kumar had not taken any action
on Account Settlement Committee recommendations and without sending the file to
the Principal Secretary (TTE) for taking the decision on the recommendation of
the Account Settlement Committee intentionally divert the issue at their own
level.
It is important to mention here that the
complaints made by me on the subject “Corruption made by Controller, Sh. L S. Negi
and his team in Common Entrance Test. (CET 2013) while making payment for
refreshment during CET at Aryabhatt Polytechnic working under Deptt. of
Training and Technical Education (DTTE)”, sent to DOV, CVC and DTTE, “Rampant
Corruption made by Controller, Sh. L. S. Negi in Common Entrance Test (CET
2013) while making payment during CET at Aryabhatt Polytechnic working under
Deptt. of Training and Technical Education (DTTE)” written to DOV, and DTTE,
“Rampant corruption in Common Entrance Test (CET-2013) made by Sh. L. S. Negi
by producing fake bills and fake expenditure sanction order” written to DTTE,
and “Deliberate failure to carry out written orders of superior/administrative
officers, desertion of duties, serious negligence, dereliction of duty and
producing fake bills and fake expenditure sanction order in Common Entrance
Test (CET-2013) by Sh. L. S. Negi resulting in considerable loss to
public/government” written to DOV has been proved by Special
Audit Report.
Some of the important questions which I have raised in my
complaints and on the face of the same complaints the then Principal Secretary
Sh. R. K. Verma has given the remarks that “Urgent, lot of
substances found in complaints, some serious issue has been raised and same
should have been examined and put up on file within 10 days” (copy enclosed).
But this has not been done by Vigilance Branch well in time. In view of rampant
corruption in CET since the year 2013, the reply of the following points should be asked from DTTE
officers/Controller CET-2014 as it is directly related to corruption issues.
The certified copies of the
documents and TA & DA bills shows that Sh. M.D. Joshi visited illegally GOI
printing press on 20.06.2013 (that is the date on which the result of CET-2013
was required to be declared/uploaded on the department website and Sh. M. D.
Joshi was a member of result committee). From the facts available in the file following
questions are arises which are compulsorily to be asked from Sh. L. S. Negi to
prove corruption angle:
I.
Why Sh. M. D.
Joshi visited the GOI press after completion of CET-2013 exam? Can he visit
anywhere and claim any amount in the name of secrecy without stating objectives
on the file?
II.
Why Sh. M. D.
Joshi visited the GOI press on the date of declaration of result? Has the same
procedure have been adopted in CET-2012, CET-2014 and CET-2015?
III.
Sh. M. D.
Joshi was simply a member of CET Cell. In what capacity he alone visited the
GOI press without accompanying with Controller or Dy. Controller, while every
time visiting in group?
IV.
If it was
necessary to visit the GOI press on 20.06.2014 then why Controller or Dy.
Controller or Sh. R.K. Baghi has not visited the GOI press?
V.
What is the
reason that only Sh. M. D. Joshi are being continuously assigned the question
paper related work since CET-2012, CET-2013, CET-2014 and CET-2015 even after
the complaint of Sh. Harish Chandera Meena?
VI.
Why Sh. L. S.
Negi had issued the sanction order by ignoring the President DKDF whereas
Controller, CET is not an authority to sanction the expenditure for CET from
the DKDF fund?
It
is important to mention here that the Special Audit party has also raised Audit
Para 6 mentioning “Hence the undue advantage of Rs. 7.332/-
given to Sh. M.D. Joshi, Lect. in form of T.A, may be got recovered under
intimation to Audit”.
Further, it is important to mention
here that the complaints of irregularities made by me has been proved by
Special Audit Party, The Committee made on 22.08.2014 by DTTE to settle the
Advance of Rs 85 lakhs but no enquiry has been made on the issue related to
corruption regarding uploading of final CET -2013 Result on departmental
website twice i.e. on 19.06.2013 & 21.06.2013, overpayment of Rs, 2,
39,825/- to Computer Agency “Star Forms” and not submission of CCTV
surveillance recording of CET-2012 & CET-2013 till date. Even without
settlement of Account of CET-2015 and without watching CCTV surveillance
recording of CET-2014 & CET-2015, the appreciation certificate has been
issued by Director TTE to Controller
CET-2015.
Keeping in view of the above detail, my prayer are as under:
1.
All the erring officers including Sh.
L. S. Negi, Controller CET-2013 and verifying officer of CET-2013 should be
suspended immediately in accordance with the CVC vigilance manual, vol.- I,
Chapter VI, Para 6.3.4 & 6.3.5 and such other paragraphs and CCS conduct
rule vide MHA OM No. 43/56/64-AVD dated the 22nd October, 1964.
2.
Since most of the officer of CET-2013 has been
engaged in CET-2014 & CET-2015 also. Hence a special Audit of CET-2014
& CET-2015 should also be conducted.
3.
Since the corruption and irregularities in CET are
rampant and continuous from the beginning of CET, hence CET-2013, CET-2014,
CET-2015 audit should be done by CAG.
4.
The enquiry about corruption/financial
irregularities/procedural irregularities/ intentional mistakes committed in CET
during CET-2013, CET-2014, CET-2015 should be done by outside agency as in DTTE
all officers from bottom to top including Director and Addl. Director (TTE) are
involved in corruption of CET, as reveals from the documents.
5.
All the Lecturers who are deputed as Dy. Directors
in DTTE should immediately be sent back to their respective polytechnics/colleges
as lecturers and if required fresh/another lecturers who have not worked in CET
cell and not worked as Dy. Director should be deputed on seniority basis by
excluding the lecturers worked in DTTE (HQ) and for a fixed tenure of maximum
three year.
6.
As enquiry is going on against Sh. S. C. Jain and
still pending at the level of BTE, DTTE & Dy. CM vide letter Dy. C.M./2015/695-96
dated 3.6.2015, therefore, posting of Sh. S. C. Jain in BTE is totally illegal and he should be
immediately relieved from BTE and send back to polytechnic to work as Lecturer
of Polytechnic.
7.
Action should be taken against the officers who
have passed the whole amount of the bills of Star Forms (Computer Agency)
causing financial loss and facing legal complicacy to the DTTE.
8.
The action should be taken against the erring
officers for not settled of account of CET-2014 & CET-2015.
9.
An enquiry committee must be set up for result of
CET-2013 (as detailed above) uploaded twice on website by ignoring the
concerned members/officers.
10.
CCTV Surveillance recording of CET-2013, CET-2014
& CET-2015 should be seen by enquiry committee w.r. to my complaints i.e.
strong room recording, question paper setting and moderation recording,
question paper strong room recording etc.
11.
Account of CET-2013, CET-2014 & CET-2015 should
be settled before commencement of CET-2016
(Ramesh Kumar ‘ Mumukshu’)
RTI Activist, Associated,
People’s Union for Civil Liberty,(P.U.C.L). (LM)
