Heat on NGO for funds misuse

Heat on NGO for funds misuse
OUR CORRESPONDENT

Jamshedpur, June 28: A West Singhbhum-based NGO is under scanner for having
allegedly misused funds allocated under the Centre’s National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

Following a directive issued by the West Singhbhum deputy commissioner, Sunil
Kumar, an FIR was lodged today with Chaibasa Sadar police station against Sur
Savera for allegedly duping state exchequer of Rs 80 lakh.

The NGO was entrusted with jatropha plantations in three blocks of West
Singhbhum at a cost of Rs 1.69 crore under the NREGS in 2007-08.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090629/jsp/jharkhand/story_11171491.jsp