yavatmal most of the beneficiaries in various gram panchayats in the district have pinched funds given to construct playgrounds under the central government sponsored panchayat yuva krida abhiyan payka this scheme is being implemented since 200809 in a phased manner district collector ashwin mudgal has after receiving complaints from the public particularly from young sportsmen ordered a panel inspection into the allegations the panel will verify the authenticity of the completion reports submitted by the gram panchayats there are 1205 gram panchayats in the district and the central government sponsored payka scheme to promote sports and games among youths in the rural areas was introduced in 121 select gram panchayats in 200809 the scheme is to be implemented in the entire district in a phased manner till 201617 with 10 gps getting funds every year the selected gp is granted rs1 lakh in two instalments to construct play grounds in their villages in the first phase 121 gps in 16 tehsils were selected and the first instalment of rs50000 was granted to them to implement the scheme however very few gps have constructed the playgrounds and submitted a progress report to the district sports office for further allotment of funds the others have misappropriated the fund by submitting bogus progress reports without constructing the playgrounds we have so far received 93 of the 121 progress reports from gps and they are being scrutinized said the collector since there are complaints we have decided to set up a panel to inspect and randomly verify the reality mudgal said adding that action would be taken against those found guilty of misappropriating funds meant for setting up playgrounds when asked about the quantum of funds allotted to gps so far the collector said rs13 crore has been released towards first instalment he said the second instalment would be released only after the panel inspection reports are received