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Delhi Lt Governor Orders Disciplinary Action Against Ex-PWD Engineer Over Classroom Irregularities

The decision follows a review that found diverted funds, missing approvals, unchecked building work under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.

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Overview

  • Saxena approved disciplinary proceedings under Rule-14 of the Central Civil Services Rules against SR Meena, who is now posted with the CPWD in Amritsar.
  • A March 2024 committee found the PWD diverted funds from Trinagar School to Rani Bagh School and built a multi-purpose hall without the required approvals.
  • The Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan was allocated Rs 38.37 crore for 226 classrooms across Delhi, but oversight failures led to land encumbrance issues and double funding of some projects.
  • Disciplinary action against another former PWD officer, Krishan Pal, is barred because his alleged misconduct is time-barred after retirement.
  • The Anti-Corruption Branch has summoned ex-AAP ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain over alleged financial irregularities in the construction of more than 12,000 classrooms.