{"id":1201,"date":"2012-12-01T19:40:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T14:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cimforest.in\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2024-10-11T14:17:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T13:17:17","slug":"great-forest-loot-by-ifs-officers-every-method-being-adopted-to-hush-up-the-inquiry-ordered-by-government-government-finds-hoff-apccf-and-ccf-nagpur-wanting-in-their-jobs-and-wants-action-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimforest.in\/?p=1201","title":{"rendered":"Great Forest Loot by IFS officers::: Every method being adopted to hush up the inquiry ordered by Government::: Government finds HOFF, APCCF and CCF Nagpur wanting in their jobs and wants action against them: EVERY IFS OFFICER OF MAHARASHTRA CADRE MUST READ ENTIRE RESEARCHED  REPORT::"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Very recently, news of\u00a0 a major <strong>Forest Robbery by Forest officers involving some IFS officers appeared in the Times of India <\/strong>under caption <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-TOI-Treegate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cThe Great Tree Robbery\u201d<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> Since it was a very technical theft and a very serious case of misappropriation of Government money by some very smart IFS officers, CIM had decided to investigate the matter. Following is the interim outcome of investigation:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Government      of Maharashtra vide R&amp;FD GR dated      29-9-2011 issued instruction for effective implementation of working plan      prescription of approved working plan. In this regard, T .K. Chaubey IFS,      Chief Conservator of Forests, Working Plan , Nagpur \u00a0( Secretary to Government of Maharashtra      level officer ) has inspected some working plan operations in various division of Nagpur Circle.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">On       his inspection report, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Additional       Chief Secretary level officer) <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-HOFF-25-5-12-office-note.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vide office note       dated 25<sup>th<\/sup> may 2012 has informed Principal Secretary (Forests)<\/a>,       Government of Maharashtra as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cThat he is not surprised regarding findings of report of CCF (WP), but they are serious. It reveals gross violation of working plan prescriptions resulting in infructuous expenditure. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">At some sites, the expenditure has been charged without doing actual works on the field.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>CBO works have not been carried out in the coupes at all and a huge amount has been charged, which is very serious financial irregularity and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">amounts to misappropriation of government money<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>In the name of CBO, cleaning and dressing of old stumps have been recorded in the measurement book and that too has not been carried out at all. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A falsified and fabricated M.B. has been maintained<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Under the NR operation cleaning-tending, cleaning of old stumps, cutting of climbers have been recorded in the measurement book. But the same have not been found\u00a0 to be done in the field at all and a huge amount has been charged for the same.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tending under Natural Regeneration (NR) should be done in those areas, which have at least 400 seed based natural seedlings per ha and it should be done just after rains and not in the month of January<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Fi<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>nally, PCCF, SK Khetrapal IFS \u00a0has mentioned that such serious irregularities in implementation of working plan may be going on in other circles as well, which needs to be inspected by concerned CCF (T) immediately<\/strong><\/span>. In this regard he has requested Principal Secretary (Forests) to issue instructions to HOFF\u00a0 (Head of the Forest Force), \u00a0AK Joshi IFS to issue necessary directions to CCFs (T) to inspect all operations of NR, AR immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-PCCF-31-5-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">31-5-2012 PCCF (P&amp;M) has issued instructions to CCF (T) Nagpur <\/a>to constitute a committee to inspect all such serious irregularities and misappropriation. He further directed that TK Chaubey, CCF WP , who has unearthed this scam, be made a member of committee. He further directed that committee must submit its report within a week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>That on <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBP-HOFF-4-6-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1-6-2012, PCCF has written a DO letter to SG Temburnikar IFS<\/a>, CCF (T) Nagpur that even after so many letters and reminders , why has he not submitted any report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>That on on <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/7-6-2012-PCCF.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7-6-2012, Khetrapal IFS, PCCF has issued a memo to SG Temburnikar IFS<\/a> CCF (T) Nagpur that his inaction would be reported to the Government, if compliance of his earlier letters is not done by 11 AM on 11-6-2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>And finally on <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-PCCF-8-6-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">8-6-2012, PCCF, Khetrapal has reported the matter to the Government<\/span><\/a> that Temburnikar has not inspected the financial and technical irregularities, which he was directed to inspect personally. The detail complaint can be read in this letter dated 8-6-2012. <strong>( CIM recommends that every IFS officer must read this letter \u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-CCFWP-21-7-12.pdf\">letter of CCF WP dated 21-7-2012<\/a> for technical recall and upgrade<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"color: #ff0000;\">VIEWS\u00a0 OF THE GOVERNMENT ON THIS SCAM :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After PCCF letter, Government of Maharashtra under the signature of Praveen Pardeshi IAS, <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/CBO-Secretary-to-HOFF.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Principal Secretary has written a very strong letter dated 23-8-2012 to HOFF<\/a>, AK Joshi. The salient point of the letter is as follows:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li>Huge amount appears to have been misappropriated by making false entries in the measurement books.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li>Works have not been inspected by senior officers.<\/li>\n<li>Reports indicates occurrence of this practice in other circles also.<\/li>\n<li>Why only CCF WP could detect these very serious technical and financial bunglings and why not other senior officers including CCF (T) Nagpur,\u00a0controlling APCCF, and HOFF for showing laxity.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Government compliments TK Chaubey IFS for his remarkable job<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Pardeshi directed HOFF as follows<\/span>:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>He should personally verify the facts, initiate\/propose disciplinary action against the erring officials<\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>He should clarify that why such gross irregularities could only be detected by CCF WP and not by other controlling officers.<\/li>\n<li>He should incorporate in his report the dereliction if any, on the part of the senior officers who were supposed to inspect the ongoing works as per the prescribed norms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WHAT \u00a0GOVERNMENT THINKS ON CAPABILITIES OF HOFF, \u00a0PCCFS \u00a0AND \u00a0APCCF :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Principal Secretary (Forests) has written a<a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/CBO-Secretary-Chaubey.jpg\"> DO letter dated 23-8-2012 to TK Chaubey<\/a> louding his efforts and complementing him for his job. But along with this Government wanted Chaubey to send a report with specific comments on inspection norms of PCCFs and APCCFs. Chaubey was further asked to inform Government specific comments on impact of tours of PCCFs &amp; APCCFs in term of achieving quality works. It is really shame that by not taking any action in this matter and clear shielding the corrupts, HOFF has lost confidence of the Government as it his job to recommend these administro-techno advices to the Government. \u00a0By not including CCF WP in the Inquiry committee even after advice by PCCF (P&amp;M), HOFF has shown that he wanted to save the corrupts IFS officers sitting in his office &amp; field. By his inaction in the case, he made it very clear that there would not be any inquiry till rains come and all field evidences are destroyed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEE: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-HOFF-16-6-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">16-6-2012 \u00a0HOFF has constituted a committee <\/a>comprising of ASK Sinha, APCCF (Chairman) , Sribhagawan, APCCF (Member) and PD Masram, DFO , Nagpur as Member Secretary. TK Chaubey, who has unearthed this scam has not been made member of the committee even after recommendation of PCCF.\u00a0 He was only asked to assist the committee but he can not write anything in enquiry report. It means that either HOFF has lost confidence in TK Chaubey and inquiring against him OR there was a deliberate attempt to hush up the matter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>CIM is waiting for the inspection report of this committee, which has been constituted to hush up the matter since it has one of the member , who himself is kingpin of the scam.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>THE GENESIS OF THIS SCAM \u00a0DETECTION :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On 15-05-2012 some of the working plan activities in Kuhi Range of Nagpur Forest Division, which were so called carried out during the year 2011-12 along with officials of \u00a0concerned Forest divisions.\u00a0 It was found by him that CBO ( Cut Back Operation) work in the Forest coupe have not been done\u00a0 but the money for the same has been charged.\u00a0 CCF WP has reported this matter to CCF (T) Nagpur to take immediate action in the matter \u00a0by his letter <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-CCF-16-5-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dated 16-5-2012<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On 22-5-2012 area of Arjuni Moagaon in Gondia Forest Division was also inspected by CCF (WP). There a;lso it has been found that though money has been charged for CBO, cleaning etc but no job had been done . Thus the government money has clearly been misappropriated. CCF (WP) has immediately informed CCF (T) Nagpur\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-CCFWO-23-5-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vide its letter dated 23-5-2012 <\/a>in detail of both financial as well as technical irregularities for taking suitable action in the matter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-CCFWP-29-5-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CCF (WP) vide letter dated 29-5-2012<\/a> has informed CCF (T) that DCF Gondia has not inspected the\u00a0 irregularities of such serious nature by himself but has tried to get it inspected by ACF and RFO. He informed to CCF (T) Nagpur that as per as per <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-PCCF-25-5-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confidential direction of PCCF (P&amp;M) dated 25-5-2012 <\/a>he should take action against guilty. But no action has been initiated by CCF(T) Nagpur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The PCCF (P&amp;M) has directed \u00a0CCF(T) <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-PCCF-31-5-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vide letter dated 31-5-2012 to constitute a team <\/a>at his level to inspect Natural regeneration, CBO, Cleaning and Artificial Regeneration in Nagpur Forest circle \u00a0before rain starts.\u00a0 CCF WP , T.K.Chaubey IFS has reminded S.G Temburnikar IFS , CCF (T) Nagpur vide letter\u00a0 dated 4-6-2011 to immediately constitute inspection team, which would constitute T.K. Chaubey IFS CCF WP, at his level as per direction issued by\u00a0 PCCF since rains are fast approaching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>CCF (WP) has inspected Forest works in Pawani, Lejhendri, Jamkandri ranges in Bhandara forest division. And as usual , no work has been carried out in the forest but\u00a0 money has been charged by making false vouchers. CCF (WP) has informed\u00a0 CCF (T) Nagpur through\u00a0 a <a href=\"http:\/\/cimforest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CBO-CCFWP-7-6-12.pdf\">detailed coupe wise report dated 7-6-2012<\/a>. He has also informed to initiate action in the matter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">LOSS &amp; PROJECTED LOSS OF REVENUE DUE TO THIS SCAM:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: justify;\">There are both direct and sure indirect loss of due to non-implementation of working plan prescriptions. These officers are guilty of both \u00a0direct misappropriation and embezzlement of Government money as well as because of non implementation of technical operation like CBO, Cleaning \u00a0etc future crop of Forests would be hit very\u00a0severely. Like 2G and coal scams \u00a0this is also a fit case of \u00a0presumptive loss, which office of the HOFF must quantify and recover from the guilty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>CIM WANTS \u00a0ANSWERS \u00a0OF \u00a0FOLLOWING \u00a0QUESTIONS IN ANY ENQUIRY \u00a0REPORT:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li>Who in the HOFF office has given funds for CBO and cleaning to be done in the month of January, when it is known to every forest officer that CBO and cleaning is done just after rains ?<\/li>\n<li>Was this officer not aware of that this money would be\u00a0embezzled\u00a0only since january is not a month for this job ? Is there any other oblique motive in distributing the funds for such activities ?<\/li>\n<li>Why HOFF did not inquire AR, NR &amp; CBO etc activities in other circles also till now \u00a0?<\/li>\n<li>Why TK Chaubey was not included in the enquiry committee after recommendation of PCCF to HOFF ?<\/li>\n<li>Whether is it correct to include APCCF (Budget &amp; Development) in the enquiry committee, when he himself is party in distributing the funds ?<\/li>\n<li>Why even after repeated \u00a0instructions by PCCF, \u00a0CCF (T) Nagpur did not inquire the case of\u00a0misappropriation ?<\/li>\n<li>What was controlling APCCF \u00a0doing, when this incident happened ?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ACTION \u00a0REQUIRED \u00a0IN \u00a0THE \u00a0 SCAM:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>This time disciplinary action in the case must be started against senior IFS officers, who are involved in this case directly and indirectly specially DCF, CCF, APCCF . HOFF should ensure that enquiry report should not stop its finding at the level of \u00a0RFOs , Foresters and Forest guards.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Criminal case under section 7 &amp; 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 must be booked against guilty officers including \u00a0CCF \u00a0&amp; \u00a0APCCF as they are equally culpable in this case.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cases should be booked under section 409, 418, 420, 120 &amp; 120 B of Indian Penal code against guilty officers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very recently, news of\u00a0 a major Forest Robbery by Forest officers involving some IFS officers appeared in the Times of India under caption \u201cThe Great Tree Robbery\u201d. 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