Bhubaneswar, Mar 2 (Reporter) The Odisha Congress on Saturday came down heavily on the Naveen Patnaik government in the state for rampant Percentage Culture(PC) right from the Panchayat level to the state secretariat. Addressing newsmen Congress Spokesperson Sudarsan Das said the PC culture which varies from 20 percent to 40 percent is rampant in the Naveen Patnaik government in the state. He alleged that in the garb of transparency, the Naveen Patnaik government has become the most corrupt government Odisha has ever seen before. Das said the Chief Minister had committed to making the Panchayat system free from percentage culture way back in 2017 and instructed District Collectors to ensure that strict action is taken against the erring officers. Accordingly, actions against 258 Officers / Employees were taken which was reported in the State Assembly on June 18, 2017. But since then the Naveen Patnaik government has been silent about the PC which is now rampant starting from Panchayat to Odisha Secretariat. Das alleged that in the Ama Odisha Naveen Odisha scheme alone there have been PC transactions of around Rs.1019 crores. The total fund allocation for Ama Odisha Naveen Odisha in 2022-2023 is Rs.3397 crores and an average of 30 percent PC means Rs 1019 crores which have been siphoned away from the public exchequer. Similarly, in 5T Schools Transformation, he said Rs 1268 crores was spent of which the total amount of PC will be to the tune of Rs.380 crores. The PC money is being used by the ruling BJD Party for their electoral gains, the Congress spokesman alleged and dared the BJD to refute the allegations...////...