Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Indore Authority Clerk’s Pay Withheld After 20-Month File Delay
Officials in Indore reviewed how the development authority was working.
They found that one file had not been processed for almost 20 months.
The file was in the Estate Branch.
Chairman Bhaskar Laxkar ordered that the clerk’s salary be withheld.
He said files should not stay unfinished for so long.
Officials were also told to monitor their work more closely.
The meeting checked several construction projects, including two bridges and a multi-storey building.
The projects were ordered to meet quality standards and deadlines.
An Indore Development Authority Estate Branch file reportedly remained pending for nearly 20 months.
Chairman Bhaskar Laxkar ordered clerk Akash Silawat’s salary to be withheld.
The action followed a review meeting covering all 17 IDA branches and ongoing projects.
Officials were told to improve monitoring and prevent unnecessary delays in public-related matters.
The review also examined construction of bridges, a multi-storey building and roads under development schemes.
- Who
- Divisional Commissioner and Indore Development Authority Chairman Bhaskar Laxkar, clerk Akash Silawat, and other authority officials.
- What
- A clerk’s salary was ordered withheld after an Estate Branch file was found pending for nearly 20 months.
- When
- The action was taken during a review meeting held on Sunday; the article gives no specific date.
- Where
- The Indore Development Authority in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Laxkar sought accountability for the prolonged delay and instructed officials to improve monitoring and timely file disposal.
- Authority
- Indore Development Authority
- Chairman
- Divisional Commissioner Bhaskar Laxkar
- Concerned clerk
- Akash Silawat
- File delay
- Nearly 20 months
- Branches reviewed
- 17
- Projects highlighted
- MR-12 River Over Bridge, MR-10 Railway Over Bridge and a multi-storey building under Scheme No. 136
- Instructions
- Officials were told to maintain quality, monitor work and meet project deadlines.