Commissioner, Public Relations, Taran Prakash Sinha has constituted a Committee to probe alleged financial irregularities in ‘Chhattisgarh Samwad’ during the financial year 2017-18.
It has been come to fore that an expenditure of Rs 150 crore more was done than the budget of a total of Rs 250 crore. A total of Rs 400 crore was expended in election year prior to the enforcement of poll model code of conduct, it was found, officials informed.
Prima facie it was found that around 21 agencies which were not eligible for the tender were benefitted. The department is hence planning to start the process of termination of contract of these agencies.
The probe committee would be headed by Director, Chhattisgarh Samvad, Umesh Mishra which will have Swaraj Das, Jamuna Sandia, Pankaj Gupta, R.K. Kshtre and Sharad Chandra Patra as its members.