Complaint over IWMP fund misuse
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 09 2013:
In connection with the alleged misappropriation of fund provided under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) at New Khonphung under Tamenglong district, Chairman and Members of the Village Authority and social activists have filed a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner for taking up action against one Liangambou and his group.
The complaint lodged with the Deputy Commissioner asserted that in contravention of the existing Administrative guidelines for Watershed Development Project-2008, Liangambou and his group formed IWMP in connivance with local politicians without the knowledge or consent of the existing local Village Authority.
Consequently, they had drawn more than Rs 3, 47,000 from the bank but paid only a sum of Rs 1,15,000 to the villagers.
Besides they refused to produce vouchers and expenditure accounts, and social audit is also not allowed.
The committee led by Liangambou has not maintained transparent management and effective accounting procedures, and it is full of illegal practices which are punishable under the law, the complaint added.