LUCKNOW, Nov. 10 -- The social welfare department has initiated disciplinary action against seven officers accused of corruption, some of whose cases had been pending for over 15 years. Four officers have been dismissed from service, while pension deductions and fund recoveries have been ordered against three retired officers, according to an official statement on Sunday. The action follows investigations conducted under the supervision of minister of state for social welfare (independent charge) Asim Arun, who has also directed that FIRs be lodged against all the accused. Meena Srivastava, who served as district social welfare officer (DSWO), Shravasti, from March 2008 to April 2012, was found guilty of feeding data into applications under the CM's Mahamaya Garib Arthik Madad Yojana without proper approval, altering beneficiary account numbers under various schemes, and embezzling scholarship and fee reimbursement funds. She has been dismissed from service, the statement said. Karunesh Tripathi, then DSWO, Mathura, was found guilty of irregular disbursement of Rs.2.53 crore to 11 unrecognised private ITIs. She has been dismissed and recovery of Rs.19.25 crore has been ordered, as per the statement. In Hapur, Sanjay Kumar Beas, then DSWO, was found to have transferred Rs.2.74 crore of scholarship and fee reimbursement funds directly to educational institutions in violation of government orders. He has been dismissed with an order to recover Rs.3.23 crore, the statement said. Rajesh Kumar, then DSWO, Shahjahanpur, altered bank account details of beneficiaries under the National Old Age Pension Scheme in 2022-23, diverting funds to ineligible individuals. He has been dismissed from service, and recovery of Rs.2.52 crore has been ordered, the statement said. The department has also taken action against three retired officers. Shri Bhagwan, who served as DSWO, Auraiya, between 2018 and 2020, verified pensioner accounts despite discrepancies in names, resulting in pension transfers to wrong beneficiaries. The probe found a government loss of Rs.33.47 lakh. About Rs.20 lakh has been recovered from his dues. Vinod Shankar Tiwari, retired DSWO, Mathura, was found guilty of releasing Rs.2.53 crore to 11 unrecognised institutions between 2015-16 and 2019-20. A 50% permanent deduction from his pension has been ordered Uma Shankar Sharma, retired DSWO, Mathura, released Rs.2.53 crore to 11 unrecognised ITIs between 2015-16 and 2019-20....