The Punjab government is going slow against officials under scanner for their alleged role in the recruitment scam in technical education department.
The vigilance bureau had sought prior approval from the government in January last year to register a case of corruption against the officials of the department, but the government is yet to give its nod. The bureau in its investigation found that the jobs were given on fake documents, ignoring reservation rules and in a biased manner. Even some people get jobs without applying and appearing in written exams. Besides, the record sought by the bureau was also altered and tampered. A copy of the report is with HT.
Probe on vigilance’s detailed report given to IAS
Interestingly, instead of granting approval or denying it, the government, on May 5, 2021, had further given the inquiry to Raji P Shrivastava, an IAS officer, to probe the allegations brought up by the vigilance in the detailed inquiry report. She was directed to submit the report within 45 days. However, she is yet to complete the investigation. Vigilance had registered the inquiry on December 21, 2017, after it received complaints pertaining to irregularities in recruitment for 216 posts of craft instructors and 33 posts of senior assistants. The posts were advertised in March, 2013.
Positions misused
According to the vigilance report, additional director, a former deputy director and superintendent had managed and controlled the entire recruitment process.
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