N Palai has been accused of siphoning off funds meant for National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and also alleged that the officer was responsible for the misutilisation of funds for the construction of AYUSH building in Aizawl.
Investigation of the project and financial condition of the two scams has been taken by Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB).
Joint Director of social welfare department, government of Mizoram Ms. Vanlaldini was appointed as director in the place of Dr. N Palai, a source revealed today.
The Mizoram state has been trying hard to eradicate corruption and for this purpose Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) was established and besides ACB, there is a social organisation who actively fight against corruption in Mizoram and that is Peoples’ Right to Information and Development Implementing Society of Mizoram (PRISM).
Rampant activities of corruption in Mizoram has prompted for the establishment of Prism, the most active anti corruption group in Mizoram, said C Laltanpuia, leader of PRISM in Aizawl today. He said Prism submitted suggestions and complaints to the authority, lodged first information reports (FIRs) to the state’s anti-corruption mechanism and filed public interest litigation to the high court.