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| Govt Deptts disposing unserviceable items in contravention of norms | | | Saqib Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 1: A massive scam has come to the fore that officials in various departments had sold government items at the lower rates then the market value which had caused huge losses to the government exchequer.
Official sources said that it has been found that some departments had sold obsolete and unserviceable items at 'lower prices' causing heavy losses to the government. Now authorities have directed departmental heads not to sell such items without approval from a competent committee. Various officials who had sold such items over the years are under now scanner and action may be taken against them for causing heavy losses to the government.
Official sources revealed that various departments had sold obsolete and unserviceable items at lower prices than the market value over the years, causing heavy losses to the government. "In some items it has been observed that departments had auctioned items at lower prices. Some items were sold without inspection by competent authorities," a senior official said. "Auction of items ranging from gunny bags to condemn vehicles had been sold at lower prices," the official said.
There are also complaints that some items were sold even though they were not declared obsolete and unserviceable. "Some officers have sold these items at individual level without approval from the competent authority. There are also complaints that some items have been sold to lowest bidders," he said.
Some departments have launched investigations into these complaints to unveil the facts.
Now as per the directives sent to departmental heads, disposal/condemnation committee constituted by competent authority shall inspect the materials that are proposed to be declared as surplus, obsolete and unserviceable.
"The disposal committee shall decide mode of disposal through public auction or through tender, as case may be. That disposal committee shall fix reserve price of disposal items credible with existing market rates of that item with justification on realistic prevailing rates," are government's directives to departments. "That price reserved should be kept in sealed cover and shall be opened after tender is opened and in case of public auction should be opened by committee constituted at the time of auction without disclosing to proposer," it said.
The condemnation and disposal of stores is one of the most important functions of material management in any department. This has become necessary as the equipment and other items intend to become surplus/obsolete, unserviceable etc. over a period of time due to its long usage. The disposal of this type of stores is needed to be done on periodic basis. |
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