Source of massive corruption in Daman & Diu since 1996

Until now people were uncertain about this but now it is for sure that bureaucrats are milking cow named CRZ.

Now, it is on record that Environmental Department has not prepared a plan to verify violations of CRZ since 1996.

It is my personal experience that when I had sought information on deliberation on CMZ draft notification issued, they had none. They had notified areas without deliberation or consultation only on whims and hearsay.

If they do not have CRZ plan notified how they can issue notices to hoteliers and citizens and harass people of Daman & Diu.

It is great relief that now onwards if anybody receives notice for violation of CRZ it is clear that the officer and his superiors are asking for money because without CRZ notified plan how he could tell that there a violation of CRZ.

If they had issued and notified CRZ plan in last 22 year it wouldn’t have been easy for bureaucrats to earn crore of rupees in corruption and how could they enjoy lavish parties without paying a single paise? And keep sword dangling on everybody for next bureaucrat to milk this cow further.

Complete Information not yet provided by the Daman Municipal Council

The Daman Municipal Council has not yet provided the full inspection of records. The Public Information Officer wants a written statement stating that the information is received by me and the PIO is very cooperative.

The fact, they are dilly-dallying in providing inspection and yet not forwarded the Order of the Central Information Commission to the concern Public Information Officer to enable him to reply the Show Cause Notice issued.

Good news for electricity consumers of Daman & Diu

There is an article in newspapers announcing a reduction of tariff for electricity in Daman & Diu.

There was a time when the Administration was hell bound to convert electricity department into corporation even though the department was making a profit. Now they have earned even more to enable them to reduce tariff further and pass that profit to consumers.

The point to ponder is that till date the administration has not come on record stating that they have abandoned the process of corporatisation and it is no more option.

Remember this.

Show Cause Notice issued to the Public Information Officer of DMC, Daman

RTI was made before the Public Information Officer of Daman Municipal Council, Daman to get information regarding Commercial License. The PIO did not bother to provide information nor did Appellate Authority heard the 1^st Appeal. The Information Commissioner took a stern view of non-furnishing of information and non-appearance by the PIO.

He allowed the appeal and issued Show Cause Notice to the Public Information Officer of Daman Municipal Council.

Novel trick adopted by Administration of Daman & Diu for corruption?

In Govt. Polytechnic, Daman there is capacity for 360 students each year that means they are eligible for a maximum of 1080 students in the Polytechnic, out of that 80% students are from outside of Daman & Diu.

Their expected expenditure for 2017-18 is Rs. 7.04 crore and that too when there is a shortage of staff. This amounts to about Rs. 66,000/- per student per year.

Even after all these expenditures, they don’t have regular Principal to take care of education and the Reader is appointed as Incharge Principal since last 10 years. The Administration is not able to appoint regular Principal or other staff since long.

With all these conditions the quality of education is easily imaginable which is provided by the Govt. Polytechnic of Daman.

There are altogether approximately 60 seats reserved for degree engineering aspirants of Daman & Diu all over India from the central pool, out of that about 15 seats remain unfilled every year.

Now, the Administration of Daman & Diu is going to start Govt. Engineering College at Daman for these 35 students, for whom 60 seats are already available from prestigious institutes all over India and for this engineering college groundbreaking ceremony is to be performed by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.

The administration has published an advertisement for appointment of lecturers and other staff on a short-term basis of six months only. What kind of staff are they going to attract with such kind of policy? Only unemployed will seek such kind of employment and not the talented one, who are already employed.

Moreover, the same Reader, who is also Incharge Principal of Govt. Polytechnic, Daman is also appointed as Incharge Principal of Govt. Engineering College, Daman, it is dreadful to imagine the quality of education that will be provided in a proposed engineering college in such a situation.

Daman is surrounded by the State of Gujarat where there are approximately 56,000 seats available for engineering aspirants in government and private institutes and they are able to fill approximately 28,000 seats only annually.

All over India, there is a trend by private engineering colleges to shut shop and apply for permission to go for other streams of education because there is already an extra capacity built up in engineering studies.

It is estimated that to start engineering college, the government will fish out approximately 200 crores for the acquisition of land and infrastructure. Further, it will require additional fund for a salary of staff and other expenditure in tune of 20 crores annually.

All these expenditures are made for 35 aspirants only of Daman & Diu. But there is another option available for the same. If Govt. wishes that students of Daman & Diu should not be paying a higher fee of private colleges, they can sponsor students from Daman & Diu and pay all their expenses and for that, they can tie up with the best institute available in India for the same. Here the institute, government and students will be in a win-win situation. Institute will have fixed 60 students and Administration of Daman & Diu will save huge sum on infrastructure, other expenses and students will get a free higher education.

Paying a fee of all 60 students will approximately cost Rs. 2 crores annually only saving huge sum for the government, which can be earned from the interest on term deposit of amount expected to incur on proposed engineering college.

The reason behind this project of engineering college is not understood. For whose benefit this project is initiated?

To give legality to this project, they have made the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi a scapegoat, so no one will be able to question this project and motive behind it and they can earn crores of rupees in corruption.

Phoney work by PWD, Daman

The work estimate for “Repairing/Re-construction of damaged portion of various roads due to road cutting/digging for laying of pipeline from Madhuban Dam to Dabhel, Dunetha and Bhimtalav in Daman District” was prepared and said to be executed by the PWD, Daman.

This work was said to be executed for repair of roads where OIDC had laid pipeline for water from Madhuban Dam. When pipeline work was handed over to OIDC, the estimate included the item for work of repair of the road where roads were cut for laying of the pipeline. And same was also executed by them.

The PWD prepared estimate and approval was given for Rs. 2,88,64,770/- (Rupees two crores eighty-eight lakhs sixty-four thousand seven hundred seventy only).

The earlier estimate of which work was handed to the OIDC was also prepared by the PWD but with the aim to syphon crores of rupees, they had prepared an above-mentioned estimate. In this estimate, the Joint Secretary (Finance) had raised the question whether this item is included in the tender floated by the OIDC? But the PWD had replied to the query in negative while clearly stating that this work is not included in the work being executed by the OIDC.

This was done with the sole purpose to pocket huge money and dupe Government of crores of rupees otherwise what was the purpose to prepare another estimate for an item that was already included in the work handed over to the OIDC and executed by them?

Show Cause Notice under Section 20 (1) and (2) of RTI Act, 2005

Central Information Commission has issued Show Cause Notice to Gopal N. Jadav for not providing complete information for RTI request.

This application was regarding “Repairing/Re-construction of damaged portion of various roads due to road cutting/digging for laying of pipeline from Madhuban Dam to Dabhel, Dunetha and Bhimtalav in Daman District”.

The PIO Gopal N. Jadav of Work Division – I, PWD, Daman had provided incomplete information with an ulterior motive. Though the Work Order was issued for Rs. 1.32,96,232/- he provided bills for Rs. 23,16,920/- only and that too incomplete.

It is to be seen what explanation is given by Shri Gopal N. Jadav to Central Information Commission for providing incomplete information and what penalty is imposed by them.