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Saturday, August 1, 2015

Magic plastic Mats of Aladdins in Mantralaya, Maharashtra Chikki scam part 9

This is another case of dirty nexus between officials of WCD and contractors.As per media reports a company whom this contract was awarded was closed since last many years and was actually in business of school benches and pipes.

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Even then this closed unit participated in tender process started by industry department. Nobody in industry department took pains to ask about companies credentials because they were hand in gloves with scammers. Interestingly this non existing company was successful in bagging plastic mat Rate contract. And then Aladdin's in Maharashtra mantralaya produced a magic plastic carpet in a factory that doesn't exist .

On Saturday 7 the February 2015 industry department sent a letter to Bhawani industries , jintur parbhani 500 km away from Mumbai to sign a rate contract. (Anne -44 ) 8th was Sunday. On 9^th on behalf on behalf this non existent company somebody gave confirmation to sign rate contract. On 11 February Rate contract for plastic mats was signed. On 12th it gave proposal to purchase Plastic mats to commissioner WCD ( Anne -45 ). On 13 February commissioner WCD wrote a letter principle secretary to purchase plastic mats worth 1,80,62, 244. Same day minister approved proposal to purchase mats worth (Anne -46)

Earlier tenders were invited by industry department for plastic mats from Manufacturers only for fixing Annual Rate Contract (Anne 47) later through a corrigendum words “ authorized distributors” was inserted. ( Anne -43 ). In this case as all the procedure was started after money was allocated to WCD.

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Chikki that nourished malpractices in Maharashtra Mantralay – Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 2

Ayurvedic biscuits that provided energy to corrupt politicians, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 3 -

Water Filters that couldn’t quench contractors’ thirst – Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 4

Scripting the corruption on hand made paper , Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 5

Copyright of falsification, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 6

Steel plates made in ghost factory, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 7

Monitoring and ensuring growth of favorite contractors, Maharastra Chikki Scam part 8

Medicines that couldn’t kill bloodsucker worms, Maharashtra chikki scam part 10

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Monitoring and ensuring growth of favorite contractors, Maharastra Chikki Scam part 8

Growth monitoring machine used to weigh malnourished children. Two contractors, Sai High tech Products and Nitiraj Engineers, were awarded the contract at a cost of Rs 6 crore and Rs 18 crore, respectively. Two separate orders were issued in that regard.

Interestingly in a communication dated 4/2/2015 of commissioner WCD with principle secretary wrote that department need to procure 7853 weighing machines costing 6,92,63,460/-. Interestingly in this letter only Sai Hi techs letter dated 6/11/2014 was mentioned. (Anne 48) There was no communication from Nitiraj industries. Even then WCD minister allotted work within sai hi tech and Nitiraj Industries .The contract was divided equally i.e per contractor Rs 3.46 crore rupees on 13 february 2015.( Anne 48A)

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Suddenly on 10/2/2015 Commissioner realized that department need more 20,729 machines of same specification. What prompted WCD commissioner demand such a huge amount of machines not known. But something happened in between 4 February to 10 February and interestingly in this letter also there was no any communication from nitiraj industries (Anne49) .Even Minister issued one more order on 13 February 2015 once again distributing 18.37 crore contract distributing sai and nitiraj equally. (Anne -49A)

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There was no demand from Nitiraj But Minister awarded it them without even asking for it .To award these contracts rate contracts of Chennai were considered. No tenders were called .No need of procurement was considered.

Sai hi tech’s factory in pune is untraceable. While nitiraj industries had in 2012 charged transportation of similar machines from Himachal Pradesh to anganwadies in Maharashtra. Where is Nitiraj’s factory in Maharashtra or Himachal Pradesh ( Anne -51 )

Related stories

This Scam Has a History, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 1

Chikki that nourished malpractices in Maharashtra Mantralay – Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 2

Ayurvedic biscuits that provided energy to corrupt politicians, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 3 -

Water Filters that couldn’t quench contractors’ thirst – Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 4

Scripting the corruption on hand made paper , Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 5

Copyright of falsification, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 6

Steel plates made in ghost factory, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 7

Magic plastic Mats of Aladdins in Mantralaya, Maharashtra Chikki scam part 9

Medicines that couldn’t kill bloodsucker worms, Maharashtra chikki scam part 10

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Steel plates made in ghost factory, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 7

It seems that scammers and their supporters in Infamous Maharashtra chikki scam are damn sure about the out come of all the drama that was going on in Maharashtra since last two months. Otherwise director general of supplies and disposals (DGS&D ) would not have signed a fresh Rate contract with a dubious manufacturer of steel plates with enhanced items and quantity of manufacturing .( Anne – 67)

The Maharashtra chikki scam was first unearthed in some time first week of June 2015. Several malpractices came to light in procurement of chikki, biscuits, steel plates, water filters, plastic mats and so on. Many of the units who were awarded work did’t exist at all or were closed.

Vaidya Industries was one of such units. After scam was unearthed media brought to light the facts that Vaidya industries was actually fabrication unit , was closed long back and didn’t have capacity or machinery to manufacture steel plates. Media also published visuals of this unit. After that government issued notices to the company as it failed to supply the items.

However interestingly DGS&D signed a fresh rate contract on 13 July , 2015 with same Vaidya industries . And also amended it on 27^th july ( Anne -67 A) With enhanced capacity of manufacturing Stainless Steel Parats, Spoons, Containers, Pona ,Masala Boxes, Serving Spoons, jugs , mugs, Stainless Steel Buckets, Thalis, Tumbler, Fry Pans and tea strainers etc. Now how dgs&d found a closed fabrication unit eligible of manufacturing all these items is an open secret. That means some government organization is in process of procuring these items.

Order of 8, 93,330 Steel plates of Rs 9,55,86, 310 was issued on 13 February 2015 by woman and child development department of Maharashtra. The reasoning given to procure steel plates is heart touching and convincing. WCD commissioner in his letter to principal secretary written on 13 February 2013 says ‘hot food is provided to 3-6 years inmates in anganwadis . Children are supposed to eat this food in anganwadis itself. Hence these children need steel plates. Otherwise these children bring utensils from their homes. Then they take food to their homes. As well they don’t keep these utensils clean. Hence they should be provided steel plates in anganawadi it self”.

Accordingly purchase order of about eight and half lakh steel plates was issued on 13 February 2015. Ignoring ceiling on purchase on rate contract, as well Capacity and actual business of manufacture (Anne – 38) .If at all provided so called manufacture of steel plates will take at least 2 years as accepted in order dated 13 February 2015 Rate was also offered higher than the agreed in rate contract.( As per RC rate was 93.05 rupees/ plate but offered was 107 /plate) ( Anne -38A) And as the manufacture has stopped supply of steel plates the anganawadi children are now bound to eat in their dirty home brought plates. Now please don’t blame ministers or officers for this mess. In this case what a minister or senior officers can do ?. They awarded a contract violating all the norms and procedure for sake children’s health only. Now if contractor was found dubious then what was their fault? Was it ministers or officers duty to verify contractor’s credentials?.