Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday apprehended an Accountant-cum-Data Entry Operator (ADEO) at Talapada Gram Panchayat of Badasahi block Mayurbhanj district for allegedly taking bribe from a poor farmer.

The accused, identified as Hemanta Kumar Behera, was caught while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 2500/- from the farmer, a beneficiary under MGNREG scheme, for generation of work code in respect of the farm pond sanctioned in his favour. ADVERTISEMENT

Under this scheme, farm pond eligibility primarily targets less privileged groups of the society like SC/ST, BPL, and small/ marginal farmers etc. As code generation is required for issue of work order, the beneficiary had been requesting ADEO Behera for over a month since sanction of the Farm Pond in his favour to generate the co

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