VILLAGERS
LOCK ANGANWADI CENTRE IN BALANGIR
Friday, 21 November 2014 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
Villagers of Bandhkeda of
Chikalbahal gram panchyat under Balangir block have kept their village
Anganwadi Centre (AWC) locked since long alleging that Anganwadi Worker
Rashmita Behera with help of a ‘fake’ ward member Chandrakala Tripathy has been
embezzling Government funds since long.
“Even though two years have passed since the
Agnanwadi Centre set up in the village, it is yet to start functioning. But the
Anganwadi Worker along with a fake ward member have opened a joint a pass book
in the name of the Anganwaid Centre and are withdrawing Government money,”
villagers said in a petition submitted to district Collector M Muthukumar.
The joint pass book has been opened in the
local branch of the Axis Bank in the name of Anganwadi Worker Behera and
Chandrakala as Ward Member while the real Ward Member is Rajkumari Behera, they
informed.
The money comes from Government for providing
food to women, children and others is being withdrawn by the two. They have
also been submitting false bills in support of their withdrawal, villagers
alleged further. The whole thing came to light after one Siba, a NGO worker,
discussed elected Ward Member Rajkumari about the power and function of a Ward
Member in management of the ICDS on September 15. Knowing about the
illegalities, Rajkumari shot up a protest letter to the Axis Bank Balangir
Branch seeking clarification on alleged forged account. Then villagers
submitted a petition to the Collector and a complaint in the Tusura police
station.
Balangir Sub-Collector BB Bhola and Sadar
block CDPO also conducted an inquiry into this matter. “While no action was
taken against Chandrakala and Rashmita, we have kept the Anganwadi centre
locked,” said a villager.
Action will be taken against the Anganwadi
Worker and the other if found guilty as per the law, Collector Muthukumar told
our correspondent over phone.
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