State Govt Cracks Down on 370 Patwaris for Graft

The Haryana government has identified 370 patwaris, including 27 in Gurugram, who were found engaged in corruption and malpractices while doing official work and has asked the deputy commissioners of respective districts to take action against them, officials aware of the matter said.

- Abhishek Behl

GURUGRAM:

The government has also identified 170 private individuals hired by these patwaris, who allegedly worked on their behalf and acted as middlemen, a confidential report sent by the state revenue department on January 14 revealed.

Anurag Rastogi, additional chief secretary, revenue department, who sent the report to the deputy commissioners on Thursday asked them to take action and send a report to the government within 15 days.