Madhya Pradesh: Officials booked for misusing housing scheme funds

The action came days after Bharatiya Janata Party leader Deepak Joshi on Tuesday wrote a letter over the misuse to the Prime Minister’s Office

Published on: Dec 30, 2022, 08:22:16 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta’s special police establishment has booked 45 officials and employees of three municipal councils in the Dewas district for allegedly misusing funds meant for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for affordable housing.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana seeks to provide affordable housing. (HT PHOTO)

The action came days after ruling Bharatiya Janata Party leader Deepak Joshi on Tuesday wrote a letter over the misuse to the Prime Minister Office.

Ujjain police superintendent Anil Vishwakarma said that the officials and employees illegally transferred the funds meant for the scheme and misused them from 2017 to 2022. “A preliminary inquiry was conducted and after the facts were confirmed in the investigation, the complaint investigation report was sent to the Lokayukta Office for further action,” said Vishwakarma.

Joshi said that he tried to raise this issue at the collector’s level but nothing happened.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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