The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has blocked access to the portal for citizens for the past one month. , Photo Credit: Murali Kumar
Bengaluru-based Mahitha Hakku Adhyayan Kendra (MHAK) writes to Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka over closure of Integrated Finance Management Service (IFMS) portal for citizens and release of ₹1,000 crore to contractors without uploading any information on the IFMS portal Is. ,
It termed the closure of the portal as a ‘complete violation of the transparency policy by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)’.
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“This information is open to the public. Citizens can access this information through a link in the BBMP website. This was introduced to bring about complete transparency in the finance management of the BBMP, including access to all documents relating to the execution of work. access,” the MHAK said in a letter to the chief secretary.
For the last one month, the access of citizens (to the portal) has been blocked, thus depriving the citizens of their rights.
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“It is also reported that several bogus bills have been paid to the selected contractors during the last six months bypassing the process of uploading in the IFMS portal, and thus illegally selected contractors have been defrauded to the tune of over Rs. 1,000 crore. Has been paid,” the letter.
MHAK trustee BH Veeresh has written to Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development and Chief Commissioner, BBMP, seeking a probe into the alleged misappropriation of over Rs 1,000 crore paid through fake bills. IFMS Portal, in public interest.
Veeresha also sought an inquiry into the denial of information to citizens for a month through the IFMS portal and an order to restore access to citizens immediately without resorting to the RTI Act. government officer.