Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 22 : The much hyped special committee constituted by the state government to probe illegal revision of 5 crore by the JKCL management to the Delhi based firm, has failed to finalize the report within the time frame.
The incumbent Managing Director and its management, in violation of the rules, had allowed illegal revision of Rs 5 crore to a New Delhi-based company. The project of 300 tons grinding- cum- packaging plant in Samba was approved by the government at a cost of Rs 26.80 crores.
The government then call tenders for installation of required machinery, and accordingly the rates of Delhi-based Company M/s Ashoka Gear were found to be lowest and hence it was allotted the project.
However, the MD sought revision of Rs 5 crore in the total project.
This led to formulation of a committee by the government on 26 10, 2015, comprising of 6 members and two members of the Ashoka Gear to look into the reasons leading to unprecedented escalation in the cost of the project. This committee was directed to submit its report within 15 days.
However, the according to the sources the panel could not complete the task assigned to it within the fixed time-frame.
Sources said what to talk of completing the task immediately, there was no response from the committee for more than 26 days," sources said and added that the dilly-dallying approach of the committee has been viewed very seriously by the Government and it is going to pass some directions within next some days",
One of the members of the committee seeking anonymity maintained that the committee has so far conducted only few meetings in the last 20 days, and so far it was not in a condition to finalize the report even in coming days. The committee includes Joint Director (Development) Directorate of I&C, Jammu, Chief Accounts Officer. Directorate of I&C,Jammu, FA&CAO, JKCL, Executive Engineer (Civil JKCL, Executive Engineer (electric) Samba division (M&RE), Power Dev,Department, Jammu, Executive Engineer (Mechanical Division) Kathua, Dt, General Manager (Works), JKCL and two representatives of executing agency M/S Ashoka Gears. |
