Local Offices Divert Public Revenue for Personal Use

Bara. Ward offices within the Jeetpursimra Sub-Metropolis have been found to be spending public revenue collected for the municipality for private purposes. Ward offices collect cash revenue for services such as land-use recommendations, land revenue, personal event registration, kinship certificates, land boundary certifications, and organization renewals.The arrangement is that the concerned ward office must deposit this amount into the municipality's bank account within 24 hours. However, with a few exceptions, most ward offices do not deposit government revenue for months and spend it for private purposes through mutual understanding, according to the sub-metropolis.Based on the data collected on Monday (Baishakh...