Amidst complaints related to misappropriation of funds, Pradeep Joshi, Joint Secretary, Uttarakhand Government has asked the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to hold a probe against the Chairman, Secretary and GM of Dehradun District Cooperative Bank.
Four Directors of Dehradun DCCB namely Tej Singh, Shiv Singh, Amar Chand Sharma and Vinita Sharma have filed a complaint against the Chairman and Secretary of the bank and alleged that both of them were working against the established rules and regulations.
Complaints involve several issues ranging from wrongful investments to bribes taken from the contractual workers to keep them in job; to expenses on the AGM. It also mentions a Goa trip undertaken by the board members.
The four directors have asked for a probe into two investments—Rs 10 lakh and 1.5 lakh money infused in micro finance and an NGO respectively. They have also wanted to know the details of expenses on the AGM as they suspect inflated bills for the same.
Alleging that the details of the visit of the board of directors to Goa were never presented before the board of directors, the complainant asks the probe team to look into it.
There are also instances when money changed hands when a few employees were made permanent going against the rule, allege the Directors. “There is inside information that a bribe of Rs 150000/- is taken to keep class IV employees on contract”, they accused.
Talking about the co-op bank’s deteriorating condition due to all of these, the complaints point out that no new branches of the bank can be opened till the NPA is checked. “A branch opened in Pashulok caused losses to the bank and as of now the profit of the bank is almost zero, with no provision made”, they asserted.
They have also demanded that the loan limits being enjoyed and sanctioned by the Chairman and the Secretary should be examined.
Rubbishing the charges, the bank’s Chairman Amit Shah said a group of disgruntled elements is trying to tarnish the image of the bank. We have lodged an FIR against one of them, Shiv Singh after he was found guilty by the probe committee set up by the bank, he added.
Shah alleged that complainant Shiv Singh was found guilty of taking a bribe of Rs one lakh from a fourth-grade employee Yashveer Singh Negi for promoting him to the post of cashier.
Meanwhile, the letter of the Joint Secretary is doing the rounds and has become a talking point in the state co-operative politics. A copy of the letter, released last week is also with Indian Cooperative.
Excerpts of the letter reads “Please refer to the complaint letter dated 01.04.2021 (photocopy attached) of the members of the Board of Directors of District Co-operative Ltd. Dehradun on the above subject, through the complaint against the Chairman, Secretary and General Manager of District Co-operative Bank Ltd. Dehradun, they requested for a probe”.
” In this regard, I am directed to say that the complaint was made by the members of the Board of Directors of District Co-operative Bank Ltd. Dehradun against the Chairman, Secretary / General Manager was investigated under the powers conferred to the Registrar under the Uttarakhand Cooperative Societies Act, 2003″, it reads.
There is a whole list of allegations that can be read by clicking the link below: