A Block Development Officer and four others were placed under suspension for alleged negligence in duty here on Friday.
Officials at the Collectorate said that following a random check conducted by a team of officials from the Central government recently, the officers found that there were discrepancies in the works implemented under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme.
Based on the recommendations, the Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao directed the authorities to suspend BDO Nalini Parameswari, ABDO Ravishankar, Assistant Engineer Sikkandar Basha, overseer Saravanakumar and panchayat secretary Murthi, the officials added.