Surprise ACB Raid Exposes Lapses in Miryalaguda Municipality
The ACB said the municipality assessed property tax of ₹24.86 crore during 2025-26 but collected only ₹9.17 crore, leaving dues of ₹15.68 crore for 2026-27.
Nalgonda: Anti-Corruption Bureau officials who conducted a surprise raid at the municipality office in Miryalaguda found several irregularities in financial management and record maintenance, according to an ACB release.
The ACB said the municipality assessed property tax of ₹24.86 crore during 2025-26 but collected only ₹9.17 crore, leaving dues of ₹15.68 crore for 2026-27. Of the 1,756 shops in the municipality, tax of ₹43.3 lakh was assessed but only ₹28.35 lakh was collected, leaving ₹14.95 lakh pending.
Officials found that 54 complaints related to unauthorised constructions were received during 2025-26 and notices were issued in most cases, but no further action was taken after the stipulated period. Deputy executive engineer Boluguri Venkanna was found absent during the surprise inspection without authorisation.
The ACB also found delays in issuing certificates, with 116 birth certificate applications and one death certificate application pending beyond seven days. Another 1,820 pension applications were pending due to lack of entry options in the portal. Revenue collection from building permissions dropped from ₹3.29 crore in 2024-25 to ₹3.05 crore in 2025-26, indicating poor performance, officials said. In mutation cases, 61 out of 86 applications remained pending during 2025-26.
The bureau also noted irregularities in approvals for 2026-27, where 34 approvals were recorded despite only 18 applications being received. Registers related to building permissions, layouts and encroachments were not properly maintained, while several records lacked officers’ signatures.
According to the ACB, the personal cash register was maintained in the office, making accountability of cash handling difficult to verify. Attendance records showed some outsourcing employees were marked absent on certain days in March 2026, but salary records indicated full monthly salaries were claimed.
Officials further found that around ₹13.99 lakh per month was claimed towards fuel charges for municipal officers without proper records. No vehicle log books were maintained, the ACB said.
