Andhra government formed panel to probe TIDCO irregularities
New Indian ExpressVIJAYAWADA: The State government has constituted a committee to conduct an enquiry into the allegations of changes made to the beneficiaries’ list and misuse of beneficiary contribution in the allotment of APTIDCO houses under the previous YSRC regime. As per a government order issued on Thursday, the committee, comprising Municipal Administration Director, MEPMA Mission Director and APTIDCO Managing Director, has been tasked with enquiring into the matter and submitting a report within one month. During a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Visakhapatnam on November 2 to discuss the ongoing development projects in the district, the MLAs informed him about the alleged irregularities pertaining to TIDCO houses in the past five years. They pointed out that though the Selection Committee had approved the initial beneficiary list for allotment of TIDCO houses during 2017-19 period, names of beneficiaries were altered and replaced between 2019 and 2024.