Karnataka’s cupboard on Thursday determined to kind a particular investigation crew (SIT) to inquire into the alleged irregularities in tools procurement that befell in the course of the Covid pandemic. A cupboard subcommittee may even be fashioned to watch the investigation.
The SIT is being fashioned on the premise of an interim report submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by a judicial fee led by retired excessive courtroom decide Michael D’Cunha on August 31.
Legislation and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H Okay Patil instructed reporters that the SIT would examine the findings of the interim report.
“The Justice D’Cunha fee has submitted its (interim) report in 11 volumes and has appeared into irregularities within the procurement of medical tools value Rs 7,223.64 crore,” he mentioned.
The fee has additionally really helpful recovering Rs 500 crore from the companies answerable for the irregularities.
The fee, in keeping with Patil, reviewed 55,000 paperwork from departments involved earlier than submitting its interim report. It’s but to overview a number of paperwork associated to procurement that befell in the course of the pandemic, the minister added.
The minister additionally mentioned that Siddaramaiah was empowered to finalise members of the proposed cupboard subcommittee.
In one other main resolution, the cupboard determined to increase the tenure of the Lokayukta SIT trying into alleged unlawful mining by one 12 months. Patil mentioned that investigation in 113 circumstances of unlawful iron ore export was pending, whereas there was a keep by the Supreme Courtroom in two circumstances.
“As a consequence of this, the cupboard determined to increase the tenure of the SIT,” Patil mentioned.
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