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Anti Corruption bureau Achievement in year 2024
Achievement of Anti-Corruption Bureau, Haryana for the Year 2024
In its proactive drive against corruption in government departments, Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau in line with the zero-tolerance policy of the State Government, has registered 155 cases in 2024.
The Bureau has conducted 104 traps in the year 2024 & recovered Rs. 88,28,800/- on the spot and 86 government servants, including 6 gazetted officer, 80 non-gazetted officials and 31 private individuals, were caught red-handed while taking bribes.
ii) Out of the 155 cases, 104 were trap cases and 51 cases were registered on complaints/enquiries. Therefore, 7 public servants were arrested on corruption charges every month.
Highlighting the arrests in some big cases/high ranking officers, he informed that (i) two police officials were caught red-handed taking Rs. 16,25,000/- (ii) a Kanungo was caught red-handed taking Rs. 5,00,000/- (iii) a Medical officer was caught red-handed taking Rs. 3,00,000/- (iv) one co-accused HCS officer & one Excise & Taxation Officer were also arrested and two 4th Class Employee was caught red-handed taking Rs. 6,20,000/- and (v) eight Private persons were caught red-handed taking Rs. 30,40,000/- as bribe and their co-accused were also arrested and a Home Guards employee was caught red-handed taking Rs. 2,50,000/-.
He further revealed that out of 104 raids conducted in year 2024, 34 were of police department, 11 of Power Utilities, 9 of Urban Local Bodies, 8 of Excise & Taxation, 7 of the Revenue Department, 6 of Health, 3 of Social Welfare, 3 of Home Guards & Defence, 2 of Public Health Engineering, 2 of Fisheries, 2 of Forest, 2 of Agriculture, 2 of Civil Food Supplies & Consumer Affairs and 13 of other departments like HSVP, Transport, Panchayati Raj, Pollution Control Board, Mining & Geology, Horticulture, HSIIDC, Haryana Women Commission, Employees Fund Organisation, in which officials were nabbed red-handed while taking bribes upto Rs. 12.50 lakh in separate cases.
During its ongoing crusade against corruption in 2024, ACB Haryana has registered 49 enquiries against 11 gazetted officers, 24 non-gazetted officials & 8 private persons on the direction of the state government. During the year, 90 enquiries were finalised.
Out of 90 enquiries completed during 2024, the Bureau has recommended registration of criminal case against 47 gazetted officers, 57 non-gazetted officials and 29 private persons in 8 enquiries. Additionally, in 24 enquires, departmental action against 31 gazetted officers and 52 non-gazetted officials has been recommended and in yet another 29 enquiries, registration of criminal cases alongwith departmental action against 33 gazetted officers, 43 non-gazetted officials & 3 private persons.
Further, during the year, Special Checking of 71 civil works have been carried out by the Technical Wing of ACB. On the basis of these Checking, the Anti-Corruption Bureau has recommended action against 63 officers/officials of various departments along with a recovery of approximately. An amount of Rs. 2,81,52,380/- (Rupees two crore eighty-one lac fifty-two thousand three hundred eighty only) which has acted as a major deterrent against misutilisation of Govt. funds.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau is committed to intensifying the drive against corruption and all cases of bribery have been dealt with strictly and more crackdowns will follow in the coming days. ACB Haryana also urges the people to fight against corruption and report complaints of bribery on its Toll-free numbers 1800-180-2022 and 1064 and WhatsApp number 094178-91064.