Retired officer helps government to counter money crunch

A retired officer of the Maharashtra government has suggested a way to counter the crunch of money faced by it. The officer has claimed that the state government can get back at least Rs 1 lakh crore if his suggestions are followed. Taking7 cognisance of his suggestion, the state government too, has asked all the departments to surrender their unspent funds to it by May 31.

Rajaram Dinde retired as a sports officer last year. In his 29 years tenure, he worked in various parts of the state. Based on his experience and observations of the functioning of the government, he suggested tips to get money.

“The state government should direct all the heads of departments to submit the statement of unspent money by them in the last 25 to 30 years. There will be at least Rs 1 lakh crore lying in various bank accounts of these departments,” Rajaram Dinde, said. The retired sports officer wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on May 1. “In the Sports Directorate alone, Rs 1,000 crore is lying idle for the last 30 years. An average Rs Rs 5 crore to Rs 25 crore fund is parked in the Personal Ledger Account and District Multi Game Bank Accounts of District Sports Officers in the state. If the state government reviews unspent and idle funds lying in various bank accounts of 35 district sports officers and eight deputy directors, the state government will certainly get back a minimum Rs 1,000 crore from them,” he stated in his letter. The Chief Minister Office replied to his tweet on the same day.