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11 more officials suspended in Rs 40 crore Maharashtra crop relief scam
The Jalna district administration has suspended 11 revenue department officials over the alleged embezzlement of Rs 40 crore meant for crop loss compensation to farmers affected by excessive scam was uncovered after farmers from Maharahtra's Ambad and Ghansawangi raised concerns about irregularities in the disbursement of relief on the complaints, Jalna Collector Dr. Shrikrishnanath Panchal formed a district-level committee in January to investigate the
Initial findings led to the suspension of 10 talathis (village-level officers). Following deeper inquiry, 11 more officials, comprising talathis, gram sevaks and agricultural assistants, were list includes D.G. Kurewad, Sachin Bagul, Raju Sheikh, S.S. Kulkarni, Jyoti Kharjule, S.S. Jarwal, D.G. Chandamare, R.B. Mali, Ashish Paithankar, Sushil Jadhav and D.D. administration is expanding the investigation to cover other talukas in Jalna and seven additional districts in the Marathwada District Collector has assured that further action will be taken against the remaining accused employees after document verification and seeking from Gaurav Vijay SaliMust Watch
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