Land Transport Authority’s Chairman Vijay Maharaj has asked the management of LTA to carry out an investigation to see whether former LTA Board members or their family members are holding PSV permits and licenses.
Maharaj says he has also asked for an investigation to ascertain whether any current employee of LTA or their family members are holding PSV permits and licenses.
He says the investigation will take time and he will send a detailed report to the Anti-Corruption Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
Sayed-Khaiyum wrote to Vijay Maharaj and Parveen Bala, in his capacity as the Minister responsible for Justice and Anti-Corruption, to ensure that immediate action is taken regarding immediate family members of LTA employees and board members holding PSV permits and licenses.
Sayed-Khaiyum highlighted that a number of the PSV licenses and permits were acquired by these employees and board members while holding office.
He also says that in a number of cases, the PSV permits and licenses were acquired in the name of immediate family members, namely spouse and children, for the benefit of these employees and board members.
