A State- wide inspection of Akshaya centres by officials of the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Saturday revealed widespread irregularities including overcharging of citizens for various services.
The team found that most Akshaya centres were not issuing computerised receipts for services or maintaining a daily cash book or complaint register as per rules. The inspection also revealed that a majority of Akshaya centres did not have adequate facilities or computers while supervisory officials in district Akshaya centres were turning a blind eye to the violations.
The VACB officials unearthed evidence to prove that district Akshaya officials at many places had not even once visited many Akshaya centres under their jurisdiction upto 20 years since they started functioning. However, the team found that two Akshaya centres in Kozhikode and Pathanamthitta had transferred money to district Akshaya officials through the UPI platform.
At Kollam, an Akshaya centre was found to be co existing with a computer training centre in the same room, in violation of rules. Many Akshaya centres had also defaulted on installing digital cameras.
Director, VACB T.K.Vinodkumar said the inspection would continue. The irregularities detected during the inspections would be reported to the government, he added.
SP (intelligence) E.S.Bijumon led the inspection.
