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Chennai: Officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) carried out searches at the Chennai residence of senior IAS officer S Malarvizhi, who is suspected of embezzling public funds. When he served as the District Collector of Dharmapuri from February 2018 to October 2020, an FIR was lodged against the officer for printing receipts of Rs. Outrageous costs and high volumes through 1.8 crore private printers. Malarvizhi is accused of embezzlement of Rs. 1.3 crore in the case. The FIR also names two independent printers who own a printing business as defendants. Members of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Tuesday searched the Chennai residence of IAS officer S Malarvizhi. The top IAS officer has been accused of embezzling public money by paying exorbitant fees for bulk tax receipt books to private printers which could go on for another 15 years.
S Malarvizhi: Why is he in the news?
During the previous AIADMK administration in Tamil Nadu, from February 2018 to October 2020, he served as the District Collector of Dharmapuri. On June 5, an FIR was registered against the IAS officer under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, claiming that he printed 125,500 receipt books for 251 panchayats, totaling 1.8 crore house tax, professional tax, water tax and miscellaneous taxes. Revenue. He is being accused by the DVAC of misappropriation of Rs. 1.3 crore in this case. According to Jairam Venkatesan, founder of Arapore Iyakkam, an anti-corruption campaign in Chennai, the cost of printing a book in a government society is Rs. 40; However, the IAS charged the printer Rs. paid off. 135 per book.
S. Malarvizhi: Background
Starting her career as an IAS officer in 2009, S. Malarvizhi served as Sivagangai Collector from 2015-17 and Dharmapuri Collector from 28.02.2018-29.10.2020. Through Group-I exam, S. Malarvizhi was enrolled in government service in 2001. In Chennai, she was a Joint Commissioner in the Commercial Taxes Department. Prior to being named the Collector of Sivagangai District, she was serving as the District Revenue Officer of Virudhunagar District. Presently, Malarvizhi is serving as the Vice Chairman of Science City.
With regard to the allegations of Malarvizhi, a woman IAS officer, having corrupted the government to the tune of Rs. 1.31 Crores worth Rs 1.31 Crore Anti-Bribery Police yesterday conducted searches at ten places including his house in Chennai. The houses of IAS officers Tagir Hussain and Veeraiah Palanivelu in Chennai as well as their house in Virugambakkam were raided.
