Senior IAS officer Hemant Sharma and Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL) Managing Director Yamini Sarangi on Monday appeared before the Odisha Lokayukta here in connection with the alleged irregularities in the purchase of Covid-19 PPE kits. Sharma was the Chairman of the PPE Kit Procurement Committee.
However, the Government had later removed him from the committee following allegations of corruption in the procurement levelled by the State Congress and the Odisha Vikash Parishad.
The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) and the Odisha Bikash Parishad had filed petitions before the Lokayukta alleging mass corruption in PPE kit procurement, following which notice was served to Sharma and other respondents.
However, none of them had deposed before the Lokayukta for hearing on August 7.