The Urban Development Department (UDD) has claimed it is still probing the ₹1,500 crore fake bill scam in the city’s civic body during 2008-2012, five years after the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee, which probed the allegations, submitted its report recommending action against officials and contractors in 2018.
This gains significance in the light of Justice Nagamohan Das again chairing a single-man commission to probe allegations of “40% commission” in State government contracts, including that of the UDD, during the previous BJP regime and raises questions on the effectiveness of these commissions.
The government has set a three-month deadline to probe allegations in key departments like Public Works, Panchayat Raj and Rural, and others.
