By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Vigilance Awareness Week at the Convention Hall of Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, Development Commissioner Anu Garg, DGP YB Khurania, Vigilance Director Yashwant Jethwa , Department Secretaries and others were among those present.
The Chief Minister highlighted the arrests of numerous officials on charges of disproportionate assets, bribery, and embezzlement of government funds. Those arrested include six chief engineers, a joint commissioner of the Excise Department, an assistant commissioner of CT&GST, a chief accounts officer of OSRTC, a deputy director of the Fisheries Department, a chief civil supplies officer, two tehsildars, two BDOs, one forest range officer, a jail superintendent, a doctor, and seven police officers.
“The introduction of DBT has benefitted beneficiaries of various welfare schemes eliminating the role of middleman,” the CM added.
