Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Shankar Ghosh announces special audit of SJDA's TMC-era functioning
In Siliguri, a city in India, there is a special group called SJDA that helps build roads, buildings, and markets.
On Friday, a minister named Shankar Ghosh said this group needs to be checked carefully.
This check is called an audit, and it will look at what SJDA did over the past 15 years.
The leaders want to know if any money was used the wrong way, and they think around ₹200 crore might be involved.
They also want to check whether some builders followed their special building permission letters, called LUCCs.
If the builders did something wrong, the leaders will investigate and find out who was responsible.
SJDA looks after parts of two areas called Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri.
The board also decided to give ₹100 crore to build new roads, fix bridges, and repair markets.
Local leaders called MLAs will tell the board what their areas need the most.
This way, the region can grow safely and fairly for everyone.
State tourism minister Shankar Ghosh announced a special audit of SJDA's functioning during the 15-year Trinamool Congress regime in Bengal.
The audit will examine alleged financial irregularities involving around ₹200 crore.
An administrative inquiry will probe alleged irregularities in building construction and misuse of Land Use Compatibility Certificates by real estate developers.
SJDA, headquartered in Siliguri, covers parts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts where an LUCC is compulsory for construction.
MLAs have been asked to submit infrastructure proposals, with SJDA initially carrying out works using an estimated fund of ₹100 crore.
- Who
- State tourism minister Shankar Ghosh, officials of the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA), and MLAs from the region
- What
- A special audit of SJDA's functioning during the 15-year Trinamool Congress regime and an inquiry into alleged misuse of LUCCs by real estate developers
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Siliguri, covering parts of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts of West Bengal
- Why
- To examine alleged financial and administrative irregularities, including around ₹200 crore in alleged financial fraud and misuse of construction permits
- Development authority
- Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA)
- Headquarters
- Siliguri
- Jurisdiction
- Parts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts
- Governing department
- State urban development and municipal affairs department
- Period under special audit
- 15 years of Trinamool Congress regime
- Alleged financial irregularities
- Around ₹200 crore
- Initial infrastructure fund
- ₹100 crore
- Board meeting
- First held after around two and a half years