CAG-MIZORAM 2 LAST

Department officials said that the firm began supplying Department officials said that the firm began supplyingthe GCI sheets from March 21, but they were rejected on theground that the weight per bundle was less than that specifiedin the supply order. The supplier submitted an application saying that he wasunable to supply the GCI sheet weighing 53.60 kilogram abundle as the manufacturer had raised the rates and requestedthe department to accept GCI sheet weighing 41 kilogram abundle at the same rate (Rs 3,029 a bundle), the report said. The CAG said the request was accepted without obtainingapproval of the SPAB or the state government. The report further said that the prevailing market rate ofGCI sheet weighing 41-kg a bundle during March-May, 2013 wasRs 2,616 a bundle and 12,546 bundles would have cost Rs 3.28crore. The department gave undue benefit to the tune of Rs 52lakh to the supplier for allowing the firm to supply inferiorquality sheets, the report said, adding that Rs 52 lakh has tobe recovered from the supplier. The report added that while 10,126 bundles of GCI sheetswere allocated to 26 Block Development Officers, the remaining2,418 bundles were irregularly distributed directly by theDirectorate of Rural Development department to variousindividuals and politicians without any proper justificationof their requirements. PTI HCV MMSMJ