Special team inspects files at Fort Kochi RDO office
The Hindu
Land conversion applications being scrutinised following bribery allegations
A team of officials from the Revenue Department, constituted by District Collector Jafar Malik, began inspection of files relating to land conversion applications at the Fort Kochi RDO office on Tuesday. The inspection is expected to continue for another four to five days as there are more than 3,000 files to be looked into. The inspection team will submit a report to the District Collector after the scrutiny is completed. The team comprises ten officials from different wings of the Revenue Department. Though the inspections had begun early last week, more officials were assigned to the task considering the large number of files to be examined, sources said. The scrutiny of the files has been instituted in the wake of widespread complaints of anomalies in which applicants were allegedly asked by employees of the RDO office to pay large sums of money as bribe for considering their applications. It has also been alleged that there was substantial delay in considering applications. Land conversion applications from 2017-18 are alleged to be still pending in the office.More Related News