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UP govt hits out against scam accused
WSN Network

Lucknow: Three IAS and 16 officers of Uttar Pradesh government have been suspended for their alleged involvement in allocation of plots in Noida for construction of five star hotels.

The suspension was ordered by Chief Minister Mayawati, who also directed that FIRs be lodged against them and legal proceedings initiated. The scam took place during the regime of Mulayam Singh Yadav in 2006 which caused a loss of Rs 4,721.14 crore to the state exchequer.

While instance of corruption in UP has often been astonishingly high as in some other states like Bihar, the suspensions and dismissals have also often had an aspect of vendetta and successive regimes have been acting against officials perceived close to each other.

In the latest case, the Noida Authority had allotted 14 plots to hotels at the rate of Rs 7,400 per square meter much lower than the market rate which was Rs 1.69 lakh per sq mt causing loss of Rs 4,721.14 crore to the state exchequer.

12 August 2009
 

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