Toilet scam in Madhya Pradesh; Rs 540 crore goes to waste

Toilet scam in Madhya Pradesh; Rs 540 crore goes to waste

MP toilet scam: The toilets were supposed to have been officially constructed between 2012 and October 2018, but they don't exist anywhere on the ground

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MP toilet scam: The matter came to light when some villagers raised the alarm in Betul's tribal Lakkadjam panchayat and complained to officialsMP toilet scam: The matter came to light when some villagers raised the alarm in Betul's tribal Lakkadjam panchayat and complained to officials
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  • Feb 10, 2020,
  • Updated Feb 10, 2020 2:33 PM IST

Over 4.5 lakh 'paper toilets' worth Rs 540 crore identified to be built across Madhya Pradesh (MP) are found to be missing. Although the loos' photographs are geo-mapped and submitted to the government authorities, the scamsters managed to beat technology to siphon off funds designated for building the toilets.

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The privies were supposed to have been officially constructed between 2012 and October 2018, but they don't exist anywhere on the ground. Officials are of the view that the photographs, which were submitted as proof, were snapped someplace else to exhibit that the money was spent on toilet construction.

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Over 4.5 lakh 'paper toilets' worth Rs 540 crore identified to be built across Madhya Pradesh (MP) are found to be missing. Although the loos' photographs are geo-mapped and submitted to the government authorities, the scamsters managed to beat technology to siphon off funds designated for building the toilets.

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The privies were supposed to have been officially constructed between 2012 and October 2018, but they don't exist anywhere on the ground. Officials are of the view that the photographs, which were submitted as proof, were snapped someplace else to exhibit that the money was spent on toilet construction.

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