Sindh Chief Minister's Inspection Team (CMIT) has recommended stern action against the former head of Chief Minister's multi-billion Hepatitis Prevention and Control Programme (HPCP) following the detection of Rs 200 millions corruption in disbursement of funds, Business Recorder learnt on Sunday. This recommendation was made in an inquiry report finalised by inquiry officers of CMIT a few weeks back, the inquiry officers handed over the report to the Chairman CMIT for further process, sources said.
CMIT initiated this inquiry on the directives of Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah. Chairman Abdul Subhan Memon assigned inquiry to one of CMIT's members, sources said. CMIT member conducted inquiry and examined every side of matter of corruption in HPCP. And, he proved that the former head of HPCP was involved in embezzlement of government money in various heads including vehicle purchasing and repair, he had approved fake bills of millions of rupees deliberately and minted money, sources said while quoting the inquiry report.
It may be noted here that HPCP was initiated on the directives of Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah in January 2009, and it was extended for another three years to achieve the goal of Hepatitis Free Sindh. HPCP has a budget of around Rs 5 billion and it was initiated on basis of surveys conducted by Pakistan Medical and Research Council (PMRC) that indicated blood borne Hepatitis B and C on rise in Sindh, sources added. But, unfortunately this mega programme became controversial due to corruption and the team failed to make Sindh free from hepatitis, sources said. According to sources, the report recommended the Chief Minister Sindh to take stern action against the ex-head HPCP following the detection of Rs 200 million corruption in disbursement of funds.
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