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| No one punished for causing losses worth lacs to exchequer in SMC | | Crimsoned with mismanagement! | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 17: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) already known for its infamous functioning caused the state exchequer a loss of whooping Rs. 16 lakhs for the non- allotment of the parking lots. Even when such a sorry state of functioning has come to the fore, no official has been punished for such a gross irregular practice.
Ironically, those at the helm weren't punished for leaving the parking lots at prized positions in Srinagar city un-allotted and causing losses of lakhs to the corporation. It is being informed that even though the initial inquiry ordered in the past has clearly revealed how those at the helm in the corporation played a very key role in plunging it into losses, no action against the erring officials was taken by the then government in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the official documents in possession of Early Times, SMC invited (May 2012, March 2013) bids for allotment of car parking lot at Iqbal Park and Apna Bazar Srinagar at a minimum reserved price of Rs. 2.65 lakh and Rs. two lakh respectively. Without assessing requirement/feasibility, Corporation decided (March 2013, June 2013) to convert these parking lots into cycle sheds which did not mature and again decided (April 2015) to put both the parking lots to fresh tenders for the subsequent year 2015-16. Faulty decision of the Corporation resulted in idling of parking lots for three and two years and subsequent revenue loss of Rs. 9.65 lakh calculated on the basis of contract value of the earlier years. (Iqbal park: Rs. 4.65 lakh; Apna Bazar: Rs. 5.00 lakh) The Estates Officer, SMC while admitting the facts regarding Iqbal Park stated (October 2015) that the decision in this regard had been taken by the higher authority and in respect of Apna Bazar parking lot, the decision was taken by the competent authority setting aside/ rejecting the recommendations of the Auction committee. o Parking lot at Pratap Park Srinagar, was put (2013-14) to tenders by the SMC at a minimum reserve price of Rs. 4.00 lakh. Despite offer bid of Rs. 4.06 lakh, it was decided (September 2013) not to allot the parking lot on the plea of not having received hand some bids. Subsequently, the parking lot was run by the Corporation departmentally during the period July 2013 to April 2015 during which an amount of Rs. 0.69 lakh was collected. Non allotment of the parking lot to the highest bidder resulted in revenue loss of Rs. 6.75 lakh to the Corporation.
"In respect of Pratap Park parking lot The Estates Officer, SMC stated (October 2015) that the decision was taken by the auction committee and duly accepted by the Commissioner. The fact is that decisions taken by SMC have resulted in loss to the corporation," reads the audit report done in the year 2016 on SMC's overall functioning. |
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