Copyrighted books are another form of procurement procedure,
actually there is nothing special in copyrighted material that WCD has
purchased. One can easily get copyright of anything. It is not binding on any
authority to buy copyrighted work. In WCD copyrights are obtained only to avoid
competition. In this case owner of copy right decides cost of his books and WCD
purchases it on just meager discount.
A ) On 27 September 2014 on Bhanudas Tekavade Applied for
copyright of “ Anganwadi sevekasathi MIS margadarshika and
prashikshakasathi Margadashak Pustika.
(Anne -52 ) Immediately within 4 days he gave commissioner WCD proposal to purchase
these books in his companies name i.e.
even before copyright is awarded .Now don’t ask
How he came to know ,that said department is interested in
purchasing such product. Obviously
tekavade decided cost of his work. Commissioner WCD promptly wrote a letter to
Principle secretary on 5th September i.e. within three days
describing nature of book and cost. Commissioner or Principal Secretary didn’t
even look at in whose name copyright application has been made. They blindly
believed what tekavade was saying and forwarded proposal in his company’s name.
(Anne -53) .
Meanwhile tekavade sometime tekavade got Copyright of his work
( Anne -54 ). Exact date not known . but copyright was in tekavade’s name while
minister issued order of purchase in the name of jagadguru printing On 13 February 2015. Total cost of procurement
was of 1,06,84,800 . No tender no competition.( Anne -55)
B ) On 11/08/2014 Bhanudas Tekavade got copy right of kala
chetna – copy coloring kruti pustika in
his name i.e Bhanudas Tekavade only . When did he gave proposal government not known But WCD decided to purchase those
books on 21 /8/2014 i.e. within 10 days only Accordingly minister issued orders on 13
February 2015 of worth 4,01, 80 , 656 in
the name of jagadguru printing here also nobody no body bothered to look see
copy right (Anne -56 )
C) Work of hasat khelat kruti pustika was awarded to dnyanada
publications. The WCD record shows that dnyanada got copyright on 9/9/2014 (Anne -57 ) , But department had
decided to purchase said books even before that that is 27 /8/2014.
(Anne -58 ) Interestingly website shows that no such application was made
for copyright (Anne -59 ) then minister
issued orders of rs 80,00,000/- (Anne -60 ) when did dnyanada gave proposal ,
how did WCD officials assumed that they will get copyright , don’t know.
D ) Work of Mazi kruti pustika was awarded to Abhishek
typesetters and publishers. The WCD record shows that Abhishek got copyright on 25/8/2014 ( Anne 61) . Within two days department decided to
purchase said books on 27 /8/2014. Interestingly website shows that no such
application was made for copyright (Anne -62)
then minister issued orders of rs 90,00,000/- . when did Abhishek gave
proposal , how did WCD officials assumed that they will get copyright , don’t
know.
E)same way gammat jammat kruti pustika was purchsed from
abhishree educational products of worth 80,00,000/- When did they get copyright
don’t know. (Anne -63)
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