As reported by Sahilvee Sharda in timesofindia.indiatimes.com on 18 Aug 2012:
Shukla draws 15 lakh, disposes zero case - Times Of India

Shukla draws 15 lakh, disposes zero case


LUCKNOW: After being removed as principal secretary, health, senior IAS officer joined the Revenue Board, but an RTI query has found that in the period from April 2011 to March 2012, he did not even dispose of a single revenue-related case. He, however, drew a salary of Rs 15.01 lakh in the same period.

Shukla, a well-connected bureaucrat, had been NRHM mission director but was removed after the murder of two CMOs in Lucknow. Shukla, an accused in the Rs 5,700-crore NRHM scam, was arrested in May this year, but got bail on August 8 after CBI failed to charge-sheet him within the stipulated 90 days. He has since joined the Revenue Board.

The RTI query was filed by a city-based activist and the reply was furnished by the office of the chairman, board of revenue, UP. Shukla had assumed office on April 8, 2011. In the period between April 2011 and March 2012, the officer was on leave for 75 days. And, in the remaining period, no final decision was taken in any case referred to him.

The petitioner had asked the following questions to the office of the chairman of the revenue board. A) When did Shukla join as member revenue board? B) How many times was he allowed to leave the station between April 2011 and April 2012? C) How many cases were disposed by Shukla as member of the revenue board?

The chairman's office replied Shukla, who took charge on April 8, 2011, was on leave from January 13 to January 30, 2012, February 1 to February 28, 2012, March 12-14, 2012 and March 16-20. Further, Shukla visited the US for 22 days from June 27, 2011 to July 18, 2011.

The reply to the third query revealed that between April 2011 and March 2012, Shukla disposed of 'zero' revenue related cases placed before him. Though the exact month-wise figure of cases placed before him was not available, documents provided by the office of the chairman revenue board showed that the number of cases heard by Shukla was far less in comparison to other members of the revenue board. For example, in May 2011, 159 cases were listed for Shukla, but hearing took place in only two. In comparison, 550 cases were listed for his colleague, Vijay Shankar Pandey, of which hearing took place in 196 cases. Similarly, 840 cases were listed for NS Ravi, of which hearing took place in 422.

To the last query, how much money was paid to Shukla as salary and travel allowance between April 2011 and April 2012, the office of the chairman revenue board replied that Rs 15.01 lakh was paid Shukla between April 1, 2011 and March 3, 2012 as salary.