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Vigilance recommends action against ex-MLA, officials over TDR bonds
A special police-style department called Vigilance has finished checking something naughty that happened in a city called Kakinada.
They found that a former leader, who used to be a member of the state assembly, and some city office workers did not follow the rules.
The city had to buy private land so a power company could build a big electricity station and waste facilities.
To pay the landowners, the city gave them special paper certificates called TDR bonds.
The Vigilance team says these certificates were given out wrongly and without proper public announcements.
They say fake file numbers were used to hide the mistakes.
The team also says the city could have rented the land cheaply from the port authority instead, saving lots of government money.
Even after a year and a half, nothing has been built on the land.
The checkers say the leader should be punished under the law and the workers should face action for not doing their jobs properly.
The Vigilance and Enforcement department recommended action against former YSRC MLA Dwarampudi Chandrasekhara Reddy and four Kakinada Municipal Corporation officials over alleged TDR bond irregularities.
The inquiry covered TDR bonds issued for 9.33 acres of land in Kakinada, including 4.66 acres acquired from private individuals for APEPDCL's EHV substation and waste management facilities.
The report found a single file was processed under two unrelated file numbers, which it described as false and fabricated.
The vigilance report said Kakinada Port could have leased land, potentially saving the government hundreds of crores of rupees, and noted no construction had begun on the procured land.
The report recommended criminal action against the former MLA and disciplinary action against the officials for dereliction of duty.
The inquiry alleged officials colluded with landowners by issuing TDR certificates without a public expression of interest notice.
- Who
- Former YSRC MLA Dwarampudi Chandrasekhara Reddy and four officials of the Kakinada Municipal Corporation and related departments.
- What
- A Vigilance and Enforcement report recommended criminal and disciplinary action over alleged irregularities in the issuance of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) bonds.
- Where
- Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- The report followed complaints made in 2023-24; the bonds were issued during the YSRC regime.
- Why
- The inquiry found alleged irregularities including fake file numbers, ante-dated public notifications, and issuance of TDR bonds without a public expression of interest, allegedly favouring landowners.
Key facts
- Subject
- Former MLA Dwarampudi Chandrasekhara Reddy
- Political party
- YSRC
- Officials named
- 4 (R.J. Vidyullatha, Ch. Naga Narasimha Rao, K. Haridas, K.V. Naga Sastrulu)
- Land involved
- 9.33 acres in Kakinada
- Private land acquired
- 4.66 acres for APEPDCL
- TDR bond ratio
- 1:400 based on government value
- Complaints period
- 2023-24
- Recommended action
- Criminal action against former MLA; disciplinary action against officials
Sources
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