Lokayukta books suo motu case against Social Welfare officials, warden and KKRTC officer for not providing proper facilities to hostel students

Upalokayukta K.N. Phaneendra has registered a suo motu case against Social Welfare officials, a hostel warden and the Divisional Controller of KKRTC for not providing proper facilities at a Yadgir hostel for post-matriculation boys (Scheduled Castes). He issued orders to those named in the case to submit objections & report on providing proper facilities in 20 & 30 days respectively. On inspection, he found cockroaches, broken toilets, no books in library, no bus service & no national events. He directed a copy of the order to the district in-charge Minister & Commissioner of Social Welfare Dept.

A suo motu case has been registered by the Upalokayukta against Social Welfare officials, a hostel warden and the Divisional Controller of KKRTC for not providing proper facilities at a hostel.

Upalokayukta K.N. Phaneendra has registered the suo motu case after he found that the post-matriculation boys (Scheduled Castes) hostel in Yadgir lacks proper facilities.

In a release here, he said that the case was registered exercising his power under Section 7 (2) and 9(3)(a) of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act.

Deputy Director of Social Welfare Saroja, Assistant Director of Social Welfare D. Rajkumar, hostel warden Veeresh and the Divisional Controller of KKRTC in Yadgir have been named in the case.

The Upalokayukta has passed orders issuing a direction that those named in the case submit their objections with supporting documents within 20 days. They should also submit a detailed report on having provided proper facilities at the hostel in 30 days from the date of receipt of the order.

Mr. Phaneendra said that there were no proper facilities in the hostel when he visited it last week.

The Upalokayukta paid a surprise visit to the hostel to inspect the facilities provided to students when he was in the district.