Three health officials of BMO office (Darhal) suspended/attached. Inquiry in progress.

Shyam Sood
Three health officials (dealing accounts) posted in the office of BMO Darhal have been suspended & attached in the office of CMO after allegations that they were drawing enhanced salaries allegedly by adopting unfair means.
Chief for Medical Officer (CMO) Rajouri has suspended the trio after the matter was brought to her notice & also constituted an inquiry team to investigate the allegations.
The trio including two junior assistants and a senior assistant , besides drawing enhanced salaries reportedly were also involved in getting undue benefits of allowances using unfair means.
The inquiry team includes two Block Medical Officers, a senior Assistant and two Accounts Assistants.
Sources said in this regard a written complaint was lodged with the Commissioner/Secretary Health & Family Welfare through Health Society Darhal with a copy to Director health Services, District Development Commissioner Rajouri and CMO Rajouri.
The inquiry was initiated after directions from DDC office. In the complaint, it was said that the said officials for the last many months were drawing enhanced salary reportedly by showing their basic pay more than their original basic pay.(for example, drawing Rs 40000/ instead original salary Rs 25000).
Whether the matter was in the notice of concerned Drawing & Disbursing Officers (DDOs), BMOs (present & successive) or not is a matter of detailed inquiry which is underway.
Reportedly the complaint was made, along with a copy of pay invoice showing enhanced salary & duly signed by the DDO.
The Complainant also alleged that the said officials allegedly were also withdrawing excess salary for an IVth class employee by showing him in high post and were sharing the booty.
The officials in question reportedly were also withdrawing education allowances fraudulently while one among them has no child, as per the complainant. .
Dr. Shamim Ul Nisa, Chief Medical Officer, said: “The allegations/complaint is under investigation. Inquiry is in progress. Can’t divulge any detail at this juncture”.