15 Hemat in Financial Commitments from Mining Contracts in Yazd Revised
Yazd – The Provincial Chief Judicial Inspector of Yazd announced the revision of financial commitments under contracts with a mining contractor, worth about 15 hemat, and the recovery of 2,400 billion tomans in dues owed to the Regional Electricity Company.
According to Mehr reporter, Reza Mokhtari, in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, explaining the performance of this group, stated: The province's general inspectorate ranked third in the country in the evaluation of the performance of 1404, and in the past one year, it has put a series of supervisory, preventive measures, handling public complaints and supporting production on the agenda.
Referring to handling more than four thousand complaints and public reports, he added: During this period, 2 thousand 588 reports related to corruption and 1 thousand 530 complaints were received and investigated, and 200 inspection files were formed in the form of planned, extraordinary and case inspections.
The Chief Inspector General of Yazd Province continued: During these actions, 264 corrective reports were sent to executive bodies and 749 corrective suggestions were presented, and the implementation of these suggestions is being followed up by the inspectorate. Also, 35 warning reports and 25 pathological reports have been prepared with the aim of identifying the areas of violations and correcting administrative procedures.
Referring to the measures taken in the field of dealing with administrative violations and corruption, Mokhtari clarified: reports about administrative violations and cases with a criminal aspect have been sent to the competent authorities, and the follow-up of the cases continues with the aim of protecting public rights and public funds.
Stating that the field monitoring of the performance of the executive bodies has also been followed, he said: In the past year, more than 200 visits and intrusive inspections of the executive bodies of the province were carried out, and the general supervision unit of the general inspection of the province also hosted 1,400 in-person visits from citizens.
Modifying the financial obligations of mining company contracts in Bafaq
In another part of his speech, the Judicial Inspector General of Yazd province mentioned the measures taken in the field of mining and mineral industries and said: In the review of the contracts related to the central iron ore company, several items of financial obligations and the way of dividing responsibility between the public and private sectors were amended, and the total financial effects of these amendments are estimated to be around 15 hemat.
Mokhtari explained: In one of the contracts, despite allocating a share of the product to the private sector investor, the responsibility of paying the state mining rights was fully placed on the state company. With the arrival of the inspection, this procedure was modified so that the payment of government salaries is made according to the share and obligations of the parties; A measure that prevented the imposition of about 11.2 hems of financial obligation on the state company.
He added: In another case, the financial estimate of a tender was modified and the imposition of additional costs of about 926 billion Tomans was prevented. Also, in another investment contract, the responsibility of paying the two percent share of Abadani, which was fully placed on the state company, was modified so that the private sector investor also pays its share; A reform that shifted about 2.7 percent of the state company's financial obligations.
Mokhtari also informed about the identification and collection of 72 billion Tomans of government dues from a mine and said: In the conducted investigations, discrepancies were found in the calculation of grade, tonnage and delay factor, which caused the calculation of less than the actual amount of government dues. After investigation, this issue was reported to the trustee and the relevant amount was collected and deposited into the treasury.
Collection of 2400 billion tomans of regional electricity demands
Referring to the follow-up of the demands of service providers, he said: With the arrival of the inspection, about 2,400 billion Tomans were collected from the claims of the regional electricity company of the province, an important part of which was related to the debt of large industrial customers.
Mokhtari added: The demands of the regional water company have been announced at around 1 to 1.2 hemats, and the necessary follow-ups to determine the task and collect it are ongoing. The demands of the gas company are also on the agenda.
Follow-up of banking violations and return of pledged currencies
Referring to the examination of foreign currency cases, the Inspector General of Justice of Yazd Province said: In one of the cases, foreign currency obligations were determined in the amount of more than 32 million euros, the value of which was estimated to be around four thousand billion tomans at the time announced.
Stating that monitoring the performance of the banking network is also on the agenda, he stated: In the conducted investigations, some inadequacies were identified in the way of controlling the transactions of the bank accounts of children under seven years of age; In such a way that the limits were applied manually and there was no sufficient system mechanism to control the transactions.
Mokhtari continued: Following the inspection, the matter was reflected at the national level and a directive was issued to modify procedures and strengthen system controls. The purpose of this action is to reduce the possible grounds of abuse of children's bank accounts for tax evasion and money laundering.
He also announced the identification of inadequacies in the process of monitoring the origin and destination of funds related to electronic deposit certificates and said: This matter was followed up and to eliminate the regulatory gaps, the amendment of the procedures at the national level was put on the agenda.
The Judicial Inspector General of Yazd province also pointed to the investigation of the payment method of the "Kindness Account" facility and added: the limits set for some facilities were not fully observed, and this issue was followed up to correct the processes.
Mokhtari added: In one of the banking cases related to a mining company, the debt of about 285 billion tomans, which was transferred from the current status to the overdue claims, was determined and settled after the inspection follow-ups. Also, in another case, the difference in the foreign exchange obligation in the amount of 22.9 billion Tomans was identified and collected.
Returning more than 4366 hectares of land to the government
The Judicial Inspector General of Yazd province further pointed to the measures taken in the field of land and said: After reviewing the transfers, 525 cases of land transfer that did not meet the necessary conditions were followed up and a total of more than 4366 hectares of land was returned to the government.
Mokhtari added: In another case, about 80,000 square meters of national land was identified, and after going through legal procedures and obtaining a verdict, it was removed and reclaimed.
He also announced the amendment of land sales contracts in one of the municipalities of the province and said: 11 contracts were canceled due to lack of necessary approval from the relevant board and defects in price evaluation. The value of these contracts is about 60 billion tomans.
Follow up on receiving additional amounts of electricity bills
Mokhtari, referring to the examination of how to calculate the electricity bills of some domestic and commercial subscribers, stated: The provincial inspectorate raised objections to the instructions of the Ministry of Energy regarding the adjustment and receipt of additional amounts from electricity bills in 1404 and followed up on the suspension of the protested process.
He added: The issue of returning the amounts received from the subscribers is also being pursued and the request to cancel the contested part of the directive has been submitted to the Administrative Court of Justice.
The Judicial Inspector General of Yazd province emphasized: the final result of this issue should be determined in the framework of legal proceedings and follow-ups are ongoing to protect the rights of subscribers.
Examining the case of infant death in the hospital
In another part of his speech, he announced the filing of a case regarding the death of a baby in Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) hospital and said: This matter is being investigated with the cooperation of the judicial system, and until the investigations are completed, it is not possible to make a definitive statement about the cause of the accident or the possible responsibility of the individuals.
Referring to the statistics of births in this hospital, Mokhtari added: In 1404, 974 births were registered in this medical center. However, the investigation of the infant's death case will be conducted independently and the result will be known after the investigations are completed.
Supporting production units and removing investment barriers
The Judicial Inspector General of Yazd province considered the support of production and investment to be one of the main activities of this complex and said: the inspection approach is not only about dealing with violations, but also includes identifying administrative obstacles and helping to correct processes that cause problems in the activities of production units.
Referring to the follow-up of the problems of a damaged production unit during the 40-day Ramadan war, he said: With the follow-up, about 100 billion Tomans of facilities were provided for this unit within a week, and the obstacles related to its land are also being followed up.
Monitoring the market and public services in war conditions
Referring to the inspection measures during the 12-day war and the 40-day war, he said: During these periods, monitoring activities were followed continuously and around the clock, and about 45 monitoring checklists were used to check the status of the supply of basic goods, the way services are provided, and price control.
The Judicial Inspector General of Yazd Province added: The condition of the affected units and the process of providing public services were also examined and efforts were made to prevent disruptions in meeting the needs of the people with the coordination of executive bodies.
Emphasis on popular supervision and prevention of corruption
Mokhtari considered people's participation as one of the effective tools in identifying violations and stated: Part of the monitoring cases are formed based on reports and demands of citizens, and the development of public monitoring, communication with organizations, guilds, universities and experts are among the main approaches of inspection.
He asked the citizens, if they see any violation or corruption, to submit their reports through the 136 telephone system, the Internet portal of the General Inspection Organization of the country, or to visit the public supervision unit in person so that the issue can be investigated within the framework of legal regulations.