Due to extreme negligence, rice and pulses worth crores of nutrition project were wasted
The Kadamtala Integrated Child Development Scheme Officer’s office under Dharmanagar subdivision has been without a guardian for a long time Due to the lack of proper monitoring, the rice grains of the mid-day meal allotted to the children, stored in the warehouse next to the office, were spoiled.
Complaints were being received from Kadamtala and Kalachhra block areas for a long time, the mid day meal project has been stopped in various Anganwadi centers since December last year due to the end of pulses. After receiving this complaint, the journalists of the subdivision went to the office of the Kadamtala Integrated Child Development Service Project officials to inquire about the matter.
First of all, it can be seen that CDPO Ayan Bhowmik has not come to the office for a long time It is known that he has been on vacation since April 20 without giving any responsibility to anyone The office has a total of 16 employees on paper but currently services are being provided by eight
Allegedly, the CDPO is continuing to work as per his wish without coming to the office By one named Shantanu Nath At present the unannounced boss of the office is Shantanu Nath, without whose orders no work can be done in this office.
Why were reporters so long off the mid-day meal? When asked about this, no one could give a correct answer Later it was revealed to the storekeeper Shrivas Pal that 34,665 kg of rice is stored in the warehouse. Since December 14, 2022, mixed rice and pulses for mid-day meal could not be given to 319 Anganwadi centers in Kalachhra and Kadamtala block areas due to lack of pulses in the warehouse. Due to which the mid day meal service was stopped
On May 19, 5851 kg of pulses arrived Now 30 kg of rice and 10 kg of pulses are mixed together in 40 kg sacks and sent to Anganwadi centers from May 20.
Meanwhile, it can be seen in the warehouse that many sacks of rice and pulses were already stocked They are spoiled They were stored in warehouses and destroyed, but not given to the children When the reporters asked the storekeeper about this, he was amata amata
Allegedly, the CDPO and storekeepers have been using the name of the minister for a long time to gain influence by claiming to be close to the minister. As a result of which this situation is alleged
The Chief Minister’s intervention has been demanded in this regard
