AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): BJP Govt no more remained clean as tainted officers are taking centrestage of Biplab Deb administration. Once again nationally tainted IAS officer GSG Ayyangar will be back in Tripura, who served in Tripura many years had been transferred at New Delhi as Principal Residence Commissioner Tripura Bhavan has once again called back in Tripura to hold dept of Industry and Commerce as the Principal Secretary. The Industry Dept is under Chief Minister Biplab Deb excluding IT (Information Technology). However, the charges of IT Dept has also been given to Ayyangar along with Handloom, Handicrafts, Sericulture depts, but Ayyangar in CPI-M's time was heavily criticized due RD Dept's rampant scams on that time as he was the Principal Secretary of RD Dept. Corruption allegations got a ground when it's about GSG Ayyangar as the Vigilance & Enforcement (V&E) recommended booking criminal cases against Ayyangar back in 2003 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The probe was initiated after the government ordered an inquiry into the purchase of 7,002 timer devices at an exorbitant price of Rs 8.12 crore by the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad.

During Manik Sarkar’s time also Ayyangar’s role was under scanner in RD dept and was noticed by central govt for incomplete reports sent to Centre on MGNREGA. M Nagaraju who was the Principal Secretary of these depts. has been relieved from the charge. In a notification by Add Secretary of Govt of Tripura Santosh Das on behalf of Govt of Tripura, has announced this today. 

Dr. Ayyangar had moved to Delhi on deputation in 2009 as Joint Secretary (operations), NATGRID after successfully conducting the Assembly elections in the state.

An IAS officer of 1987 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre, Dr. GSG was one of the most favoured and confidant officer of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar during his earlier stint in the state.

Initially Dr. Ayyangar has been offered with the post of Principal Secretary of three departments Agriculture, Rural Development and Animal Resource Development departments replacing Dr. VK Bahuguna who has been transferred as DG SIPARD through a notification issued on March 30, 2015.

Sources in the Secretariat says that Dr. Ayyangar was promised the Chief Secretaries post once the t term of YP Singh is over in January 2017.

Hyd Timer scandal in Details in Times of India news :

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/IAS-officer-repatriated-for-timers-scandal/articleshow/172601.cms 

HYDERABAD: The government has repatriated the services of GSG Ayyangar, IAS, who is allegedly involved in the timers scandal, which rocked the municipal administration department. 
Ayyangar, who is from Manipur-Tripura cadre is on inter-cadre deputation to the state and presently working as director, personnel and administration, Singareni Collieries Company Limited. 
Ayyangar was in the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad and was reportedly responsible for purchasing the timers used for street lights at an exhobribitant price compared to market rates. 

Times of India news on Timer Scandal :

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Timer-scandal-Probe-nails-4-IAS-officers/articleshow/189574.cms

Timer scandal: Probe nails 4 IAS officers

HYDERABAD: The Vigilance & Enforcement V&E) probe into the timer scandal has nailed four IAS officers — G S G Ayyangar, P Sisodia, Lingaraju Panigrahi and P K Mohanty — and three engineers. 

The probe was initiated after the government ordered an inquiry into the purchase of 7,002 timer devices at an exorbitant price of Rs 8.12 crore by the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad.

The V&E has in its report, submitted to the government on Monday, recommended booking criminal cases against Ayyangar recently repatriated to his parent Tripura cadre) and Sisodia (currently Nalgonda collector) under the Prevention of Corruption Act. It has left it to the government to initiate suitable action against Panigrahi now commissioner, small savings) and Mohanty (principal secretary to CM). 

Both Ayyangar and Sisodia worked as additional commissioners, Mohanty was the commissioner and special officer of MCH, while Panigrahi was secretary in the municipal administration department when the scam took place (1999- 2002). 

It was found that both Ayyangar and Sisodia favoured three companies — S R Communications, Siri Communications and Krishna Engineering Works — and placed orders worth Rs 8 crore. All the three companies belonged to C V N Rao and his family and only one person laisioned with the MCH. 

Ayyangar had not brought on record the offer of another firm which promised to supply the devices at a cheaper rate. Sisodia, who replaced Ayyangar, also was accused of not considering a proposal of the competitor. He placed orders worth Rs 4 crore. The two officers changed the notings in the file to eliminate the competing firm. 

The Hindu news on GSG Ayyangar scams

www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/names-of-10-ias-officers-disclosed/article1226842.ece

Names of 10 IAS officers disclosed

Hyderabad: The State government on Tuesday disclosed names of ten officers from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) against whom Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) recommended action.

N.V. Ramana of the High Court wanted the government to file an affidavit to the effect that there were no more such cases and adjourned the matter.

The judge was dealing with a writ petition filed by Shafiquzzaman, also an IAS officer.

The petitioner had earlier approached the department concerned under the Right to Information Act seeking the names of officers against whom the ACB had launched proceeding and how the government had dropped all the action. Information rejected When the information was rejected, the petitioner filed an appeal before the Information Commission.

The government had said that it would disclose the information but it was not done. The present writ petition was filed questioning the non-disclosure of the information. On an earlier occasion, the government had disclosed the list of six officers.

The officers whose names were disclosed on Tuesday are as follows: Vinod Kumar G. Agarwal, G. Narendranath, S. Bhale Rao, R.S. Goel, Priyadarshi Dash, B. Narasiah, B. Krupanandam, D. Varaprasad, D.R. Garg, and G.S.G. Ayyangar.

After i/c DGP (Director General of Police) K.Nagraj  who is charge-sheeted by CBI on March 29,2007 for disproportionate assets case in Hyderabad for acquiring assets 500 times more than his known sources of income, - now  Tripura' administration further "enriched" by the arrival of another Hyderabad origin scam tainted top official Dr. GSG Ayyangar, who is under vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) probe in "Timers Scandal".