Summary:
Chandrapur: District sports office has filed criminal offence against 12 educational institutions and organizations for embezzlement of grants. The commissioner, on July 16, directed to file criminal complaint against the 12 defaulter institutions. The institutions have been charged for cheating the government by not utilizing the allocated grants and peculating it.The institutions that have been booked include four from Saoli tehsil, three from Mul tehsil, two each from Jiwti and Korpana and one from Chandrapur tehsil.District collectorate had approved grants to 12 institutions and organizations under gymnasium development, playground development and youth welfare schemes in 2008. These institutions were expected to utilize the funds on the said aspects within two years.However, the institutes did not utilize the funds in the given period. The institution was asked to deposit the sum with the government through bank challan..