West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday stated he’ll guarantee a CAG-monitored audit of Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) accounts in order that board members will be held accountable for alleged monetary irregularities.
Before leaving for Kolkata after concluding his tour of the districts of North Bengal, Dhankhar stated: “Very serious complaints were made about several delegations, people’s representatives and the GTA in general, which was seen as a den of corruption and inefficiency. Labeled in. . Despite (receiving) crores of rupees, there has been no matching development. Unfortunately, there is no elected body since 2017. This is the destruction of democracy.”
“While thousands of crores were given to GTA, there has been no audit. As governor under the Act, I have the power and authority and I will ensure that a full and special audit of GTA accounts is conducted by the CAG so that the administrators who were on the board can be held duly accountable,” he stated.
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) is an autonomous district council for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong areas of West Bengal. The GTA was shaped in 2012 to exchange the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, which was shaped in 1988 and administered the Darjeeling Hills for 23 years. The GTA at present includes three hill subdivisions Darjeeling, Kurseong, Mirik, some areas of Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district and your complete Kalimpong district beneath its jurisdiction.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
