Guwahati firm siphoned off funds sanctioned for poor pregnant, lactating women; ED attaches bank account
India TodayThe Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth over Rs 2 crore of a Guwahati-based organisation for allegedly siphoning off money given by Government of India for poor pregnant women and lactating mothers under the Indira Gandhi Matritya Sahyog Yojana, officials said. The attached asset, under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, is in form of bank balance to the tune of Rs 2.02 core held in the name of Globel India, a proprietorship firm of Pawan Kumar Agrawala, the ED said. poor pregnant women and lactating mothers, under Indira Gandhi Matritya Sahyog Yojana - Conditional Maternity Benefit Scheme, a flagship programme of Government of India. Later, according to the probe agency, accused Pawan Kumar Agrawala generated Rs 2.02 core illegally which was deposited in State Bank of India, Guwahati.
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