Gujarat Home dept tops corruption cases in state: DGP

Gujarat Police's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered maximum number of corruption cases against officials and employees of the State Home Department in the first five months this year, state police chief Amitabh Pathak said today.
"We have registered 27 corruption cases against the Home Department (officials and employees) by May, the highest among any of the state government departments," the DGP told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of state ACB's promotional campaign to raise awareness on corruption.
In 2008, 35 corruption cases were filed against the Home Department staff, while 40 cases were lodged against the Panchayat and Rural Housing Department staff, according to a statement issued by the ACB here today.

Thirty-two cases were registered against the Revenue department in the same year.
In 2009, there was a rise in graft cases in the Home department, as 40 cases were registered against its employees. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, the number rose 65, 52 and 57 respectively.
Last year, 39 corruption cases were registered against employees of the Panchayat and Rural Housing department, while 30 cases were against those from the revenue department, the ACB stated, adding that 12 cases were against officials of the urban development and housing department.
Thirty-one corruption cases were lodged against the Narmada and Water Resources department over the last five years.