Nungba VA clarifies on news report
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 23 2011:
Nungba Village Authority has clarified that it does not have any knowledge about the news report appeared on May 21 issue of this daily, which was based on a press release.
A VA press release said, it could be the handiwork of few individuals with an attempt to cover up the misdeeds and misused material component fund amounting to Rs 15.80 lakhs released during 2009-10 and 2010-11 .
It added, as per the operational guidelines of the MGNREGS, the village authority must be the implementing agency but all the procedures were manipulated and handled by the Chairman and Secretary without informing to majority of the members.
The fact that fund for MGNREGS has been misappropriated is known to the villagers including the majority of the members of the VA, the press release claimed.
Those individuals who issued the said press release must apologise the people of the area, it said adding that they must be punished according to the law of the land for misusing public money.
The VA would support the demands raised by various social organisations, it added.