Lucknow: Three IAS and 16 Uttar Pradesh government officers were suspended on Monday for their alleged involvement in allocation of plots in Noida for construction of five-star hotels .
The suspension was ordered by Chief Minister Mayawati, who also directed that FIRs be lodged against them.
The scam took place during the regime of Mulayam Singh Yadav in 2006.
This scam has caused a loss of Rs 4,721.14 crore to the state exchequer.
“The Chief Minister has also directed to probe the delay in taking action against these officers and present a report to her,” senior officials said.
The Noida Authority had allotted 14 plots to hotels at the rate of Rs 7,400 per square meter much lower than the market rate which was Rs 1.69 lakh per sq mt causing loss of Rs 4,721.14 crore to the state exchequer, they said.
The officers suspended in the scam included former Noida Authority chairman Rakesh Bahadur, former CEO of the Authority Rajiv Saran and ACEO Ravindra Nayak – all IAS officers, official sources said.
The then divisional commissioner, Meerut, Devdutt, who is a retired IAS officer, will also face legal proceedings in connection with the scam, they said.
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