Woman IAS officer Nidhi Nivedita makes panchayat secretary do sit-ups in MP – he had submitted fake bills on toilets (video)

May 6, 2016, NewsCrunch

Nidhi Nivedita, a woman IAS officer in Madhya Padresh, made a panchayat secretary do sit-ups after catching him red-handed for submitting fake bills.

Nidhi Nivedita, who has been posted as the CEO of Singrauli Zilla Parishad, had gone to inspect toilets built under the Swachch Bharat Mission.

Suspecting foul play she had gone to a village, which fell a panchayat secretary, Ramsubash Singh. She went carrying the files, in which he had claimed that wash basins and taps had been installed outside toilets. He had attached the images of the fixtures and claimed bills on them.

It turned out that the images had been photoshopped and the wash basins and taps were non-existent.

A video shows Nidhi Nivedita taking Ramsubash Singh to task over the fraud. She waves her finger, which become a cue for doing the sit-ups before the villagers.

Ramsubash Singh reportedly admitted to his offence and apologised.

The response to Nidhi Nivedita’s action was mixed. Many applauded her for setting an example, while some said she should have followed the set procedure while cracking the whip.

Woman IAS officer Nidhi Nivedita makes panchayat secretary do sit ups in MP – he had submitted fake bills on toilets (video)