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14 October 2010

90 Corrupt Govt Officials Suspended in Tripura

corruption bribery tripura Agartala, Oct 14 : A total of 90 Tripura government officials have been suspended since last year for corruption, a minister told reporters here Wednesday.

"Around 90 government officials, including four block development officers (BDOs) and 13 middle ranking bureaucrats, were placed under suspension for financial misdeeds," said Tripura Rural Development Minister Jitendra Choudhury.

The suspended officials included 70 panchayat secretaries posted in the rural areas across Tripura.

"For achieving the desired goal in implementation of central and state government schemes, the government has engaged all principal secretaries and commissioners in monitoring works at grass root levels," the minister said.

"Departmental vigilance and audits are also being further strengthen to deal with corruption," Choudhury added.

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