Pune gram panchayat recruitment scam : 14 gram sevaks and three agricultural development officers suspended

On Dec 20, 2021

Pune gram panchayat recruitment scam: 14 gram sevaks and three agricultural development officers suspended — File photo

Pune : Policenama online – Fourteen gram sevaks and three agriculture development officers were suspended on Monday for involvement in the recruitment scam in the newly included 23 gram panchayats in the Pune Municipal Corporation. A notice has also been served to six gram sevaks for submitting a charge sheet against them.

A note has been to the civic administration to conduct an inquiry against 14 suspended gram sevaks, three agriculture development officers and five others who have been served a notice.

In this connection, the sarpanch, deputy sarpanch and gram panchayat members of 22 gram panchayats totalling 212 people have been seved notice from the zilla parishad. (Pune gram panchayat recruitment scam )

Out of 1,114 gram panchayat employees, 658 people were appointed by violating rules. An inquiry committee was set up and the illegal recruitment of 658 people came to light. The municipal corporation will take action against illegal recruitees.

A chargesheet has been filed against 22 officers and notice has been issued to 212 former members of the panchayat raj. Sixteen officers have been immediately suspended. Before these gram panchayats became a part of the PMC, 658 people were recruited. A probe by the block development officer of Haveli had revealed that 44 people were recruited in the Manjari gram panchayat.

List of suspended gram sevak/gram vikas officer and posting in the bracket:

1) New Kopare gram panchayat
– Sayaji Sahaji Kshirsagar (Haveli)

– Satish Malhari Gundle (Bhor)

2) Holkarwadi gram panchayat
– Viraj Pawar (Maval)

3) Bhilarewadi gram panchayat
– Vishal Nikam

4) Nanded gram panchayat
– NV Misal (Haveli)
– NJ Jhol (Mulshi)

5) Autade Handewadi gram panchayat
– PU Korde (Khed)
– AD Ghogre (Agricultural Development Officer) (Panchayat Samiti Mulshi)

6) Narhe gram panchayat
– BR Gavde (Maval)

7) Sus gram panchayat
– Niketan Dhapte (Agricultural Development Officer) (Panchayat Samiti Haveli)

8) Wadachiwadi gram panchayat
Madhvi Deepak Harpale (Purandar)