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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Srijan Scam: Over 500 crore worth of Bihar government funds transferred to NGO

The multi crore scam unearthed in Bihar recently shows how government funds were transferred to the bank accounts of an NGO over a period of seven years. 

The 500 crore Srijan scam has become an embarrassment for the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar. The scam involves the indirect transfer of government funds to an NGO named Srijan Mahila Sahyog Samiti in Bihar's Bhagalpur district.

Here's all you need to know about the scam:

1.      The scam was carried out by the NGO Srijan Mahila Sahyog Samiti for a period of 7 years from 2007-2014.

2.      The founder of the Srijan NGO, Manorama Devi passed away last year after which the operations of the NGO were hit.

3.      The NGO was known to be providing vocational training to women.

4.      The scam is being pegged at being worth more than 500 crore.

5.      In a report published by the Hindustan Times it is stated that the people involved with the scam were working in partnership with bankers and treasury officials.

6.      Government funds were transferred to the NGO's bank accounts by writing their account numbers on the back of cheques.

7.      The NGO also doctored e-statements which showed the correct balance and interest rate. These e-statements were sent to the government officials.

8.      Bank passbooks were also tampered with to escape auditors between 2007-2014.

9.      The opposition is using the Srijan scam to leverage itself against the Nitish government. Nitish has been in power in Bihar since 2005, while Sushil Modi was the finance minister for most part.

10.  RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav released pictures of the NGOs founder Manorama Devi felicitating some state BJP leaders, and also demanded CM Nitish Kumar's resignation.

11.  One of the main accused in the Srijan scam, Mahesh Mandal died on August 20, 2017 due to kidney problems.

Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/srijan-scam-bihar-nitish-kumar-sushil-modi-lalu-prasad-yadav-ngo/1/1030420.html