THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that there was serious negligence on the part of Wayanad former District Collector T Bhaskaran in verifying the records while admitting new candidates into state service, and this resulted in fraudulent appointments.
The Vigilance and AntiCorruption Bureau would probe into the role of the government officials as well as financial dealings involved in the scandal. A new type of cheating has now emerged where fabricated PSC advice memo and police verification reports are being used, Kodiyeri said.
Inaugurating the annual conference of Vigilance officers of government departments and public sector undertakings organised by the VACB here on Wednesday, he stressed the need to strengthen the internal Vigilance mechanism for various government departments and organisations.
The job scandal which has now rocked the state was exposed by the internal Vigilance wing of the Revenue Department. Meanwhile, Vigilance Director K P Somarajan told Express that as soon as the communication from the government regarding the Vigilance probe into the job scam was received, necessary action would be taken.
The Home Minister said that delays in investigation was a major challenge being faced by the VACB. Several persons involved in corruption and escaping from the law owing to the delay. Additional manpower had been provided to the VACB to overcome this to a certain extent, he said.
Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) K Jayakumar, Industries Principal Secretary T Balakrishnan and Vigilance Director K P Somarajan were among those present at the meet.