The terminated DCPOs include J. Raja Meenakshi of Dharmapuri district, who recently levelled corruption allegations against Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme V. Saroja, under whom the department functions. Other terminated DCPOs are from Virudhunagar, Tiruvarur and Namakkal districts. The four DCPOs, like those of other districts, were appointed following the 2015 High Court order and were working on a six-monthly contract since 2016. I was involved in the inquiry into a child abuse case at that time,” the DCPO added. A top SDD official denied the allegation that the appointments were a violation of the High Court order, since the POs and Superintendents would dedicatedly be serving as DCPOs and not as additional charge.

Source: The Hindu September 24, 2017 01:41 UTC