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| Declared Sub Standard in 2017, ICDS selects same biscuit brand again | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, July 31: Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has selected a biscuit brand recently which was declared sub-standard and misbranded in 2017 by Assistant Commissioner Food Safety. Early Times is in possession of the report . The said biscuits will be supplied to around 30,000 Anganwari centres across state in the coming weeks and health of around 10 lakh kids is at stake.
Details available with Early Times reveal that Mission Directorate of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has shortlisted a company by illegal means which intends to supply biscuits of inferior quality to the directorate meant for Anganwadi centres across state. Sources say that biscuits identified and accepted are manufactured by an unregistered firm. Sources in ICDS J&K have told Early Times that the said firm and its products are not registered with the Registrar of Trade Mark ™ of India which is a Central Vigilance Commission's (CVC) mandatory norm. Moreover the unbranded biscuits are being purchased for Rs 74/Kg while as registered / branded biscuits can be easily purchased @ Rs 65 to Rs 67 / Kg. A substandard company is being encouraged by ICDS against registered companies with lowest F.O.R price.
Reliable sources have told Early Times that mandatory testing for the biscuit samples was required to be conducted from outside state labs, this condition has also been violated by ICDS and testing has been carried out form the local labs to obtain certificate of Choice. Sources have further reveled that there is tremendous fluctuation in the purchase rates of Channa and other stuff supplied to Anganwari centres .
As per the guidelines of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) about 30% turnover of previous year of the tendering agencies should be made a criteria for eligibility of a contractor/ tenderer, but reports say that these guidelines are being completely violated only to benefit some contractors who are in hand and glove with the ICDS purchase committee.
As reported already the state level purchase committee was to undertake purchases in ICDS but this was changed with malaise intention and instead departmental purchase committee was constituted. The state level purchase committee comprised of Director Industries, Director Health, Director Food Supplies and Chief Food Inspector. This committee is now not in operation and instead unprofessional people from ICDS are making all the purchases. |
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