sub-collectors Odisha

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has detected large-scale irregularities in the transfer of land belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities to non-SC/ST individuals in Odisha, uncovering arbitrary decision-making, poor scrutiny of records, and alleged violations of statutory safeguards meant to protect vulnerable landholders.   In a significant finding,…