AGARTALA, Jan 20 (TIWN): Whereas the ruling Govt of Tripura is demanding to increase MGNREGA funds, but on the other hand one after one allegations are coming against its RD Dept. Pradhan Mantri Awash Yojna (PMAY)----the housing scheme of PM Modi which has become a matter of controversy in Tripura. After BJP and Congress now Trinamool also brought allgation against the State Govt for embezzling the Central Funds, but this time the allegation came in quite bigger way after surveying a RD Block at North Tripura. As per Trinamool’s allegation under Juvaraj Nagar Block there are 58 Gram Panchayats, where in the name of Housing loans atleast Rs. 3030 lakhs rupees was sanctioned from the Centre, whereas among the 3367 beneficiaries, total 2331 people do not exist and their names are bogus. Addressing the Press meet TMC MLA Sudip Barman said, ‘Central Govt sanctions fund as per the State Govt’s report'.

'In the same way, the RD Dept also sent a data with the name of beneficiaries and accordingly the Central Govt had sanctioned funds. It’s not possible for them to identify each and every corruptions and taking this opportunity the state govt is indulged in multiple corruptions, and no dept is relived from this corruption’, Barman added. 

‘As per the census held in 2011 across whole India on the basis of Socio-Economic-Cast-Census (SECC) the PMAY scheme was decided to distribute. But instead of cast-basis, social-need basis the PMAY beneficiaries names are listed in Tripura’, said Barman.

The TMC leader also wrote a letter to the Central RD Minister Narendra Singh Tomar describing the whole situation. In the letter Barman on behalf of Trinamool Congress wrote, “….objective of PMAY-G in Tripura will be frustrated because the ill motive of the party in power and the administration… In SECC data base of Jubarajnagar RD Block, North Tripura the total number of beneficiary selected is 3367. But only 1036 beneficiaries have been identified those who exist in power and the remaining 2331 names are fictitious in favour of whom fund has been released by the Central Government. That means Central share of Rs. 1.30 lakh in favour of 2331 fictitious names amounting to Rs. 3030.3 lakh in one RD Block out of 58 RD Blocks is likely to be siphoned of by the party in power….”

However, in internet the RD Dept. has not published any vivid data, alleged Trinamool. TMC further called the State BJP members to push the Central Govt for taking serious actions against the misdeeds under Tripura RD Dept.