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In the course of its investigation, The Indian Express had found that only 17 of the 94 farmers listed as bene`ciaries of the scheme were actually using drip irrigation. (Express Photo) Taking cognizance of an investigation by The Indian Express , the Jharkhand government Friday formed a four-member panel to conduct a “high-level investigation” into “widespread irregularities” in the implementation of “Per Drop More Crop” – a key element of the Centre’s ambitious Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana – in the state.
“Aapke report ka hawala dete hue ek samiti ka gathan kiya gaya hai. Samiti ke log vibhaag se hatt ke hain aur jaanch karne ka aadesh diya hai (I have ordered the formation of a committee based on your report. The panel members are not part of the [agriculture] department, and they have been told to inquire into the issue),” the state’s Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives Minister Badal Patralekh told The Indian Express.
The panel has been told to revert with its findings in a week. Express Investigation | Express Investigation | Irrigation scheme unravels in Jharkhand: Aadhaar misused, funds claimed, farmers clueless In an investigation spanning a month-and-a-half, The Indian Express had visited 94 farmers in one of Jharkhand’s largest blocks — Chouparan in Hazaribagh — and two neighbouring blocks Churchu and Ichak, and found that for most, benefits of the scheme were only on paper.
Among the findings of the investigation were misuse of Aadhaar cards to create beneficiaries, new equipment gathering dust, and some farmers not even aware that money had been collected by private ‘World looking at Yoga as agent of global good’: PM Modi leads celebrations in Srinagar companies in their name. Referring to the investigation, the BJP MP from Hazaribagh and former Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha tweeted: “We have been continuously highlighting the despicable corruption and the administrative decay in Jharkhand under the Hemant Soren government.”
He further wrote that the Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner must take “strict action”. CCTVs missing, unguarded strongrooms: Review of NEET 2024 found glaring gaps in exam centres Better OTT deals, fake perception, rise in star fee: Why Bollywood is rigging box office with corporate bookings (and what exactly is it) In a letter to the Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner Friday, Jharkhand Agriculture Secretary Abu Bakr Siddiqui wrote: “… attaching the photocopy of the edition of The Indian Express newspaper dated June 8, 2023… The news published in the newspaper seems to be of very serious nature… there are widespread irregularities reported in the newspaper in the implementation of drip irrigation system under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojna.
It has been mentioned that in several blocks of Hazaribagh district – Chauparan, Churchu and Ichak – Aadhaar card and Meet Jameel Khan aka Gullak's Santosh Mishra, who refused TV and film offers till he married: 'Never gave auditions or hunted for work' government funds are being misused in the implementation of this scheme… By not installing drip irrigation equipment by the implementing agency, it has been dumped at the beneficiary’s house.
In such a situation, high-level investigation is The four-member panel is headed by a sub-divisional officer and three members of the horticulture, sugarcane and agriculture departments. Agriculture Director Chandan Kumar, when contacted, said: “We have initiated an inquiry into the granular details. We will file FIRs against erring officials, and on International Yoga Day 2024: Settled in Goa, this German content creator found solace in the ancient practice the fudging of Aadhaar data.
We will inquire if the companies are also responsible for wrongdoing, and if found guilty, we will blacklist them and also send data to the central government for further action.” Top 5 viral videos today: Pune youngsters pull insane stunt for reel fame, Putin and Kim Jong Un’s epic banter and more Age Bet 25 - 45 Yrs? Check Your In the course of its investigation, The Indian Express had found that only 17 of the 94 farmers listed as beneficiaries of the scheme were actually using drip irrigation.
As many as 60 said they were “misled” into signing up for the scheme or had microirrigation equipment just dumped in their farms, and 17 said they did not know how their name made it to the list of beneficiaries. The investigation also focused on how the four-step verification process to ensure the scheme’s implementation had fallen flat under the watch of the state agriculture department, and was rigged by middlemen, who acting on behalf of companies, enrolled farmers as More Premium Stories As the Sangh speaks up, deciphering its signals to the A new campus rises at ancient site: The Where is the and the caste-based social justice it T20 World Cup: The one Suryakumar of makes himUPSC Key | Railway workers in Manjolai Speaker, Angel tax