(a) whether the Executive Officers of Nasirabad Cantonment have committed large scale irregularities in carrying out construction work in violation of Rules 17-A, 18 and 19 framed in this regard;
(b) whether an elected member of the Cantonment Board had submitted a complaint to him on April 22, 2000 in this regard; and
(c) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI
GEORGE FERNANDES)
(a) No, Sir. The works carried out were only in the
nature of maintenance / repair /alteration to which
Rules 17 to 19 of the Cantonment Account Code, 1924 are
not applicable.
(b) & (c): A complaint dated April 22, 2000 was
received from Shri Vishnu Chaukariwal, an elected
Member of the Board, which was examined and not found
to be based on facts. As such the question of any
action against the CEO does not arise.