CBI Registers a Case Against Then Associate Professor of NIRD & Others Including Proprietor of Private Firm and Conducts Searches

(Judicial Aquest News Network)

Associate Professor, CWE, National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD); then Editor,NIRD; the then Accounts Officer(Trg), NIRD; Hyderabad based private company & its Proprietor; Proprietor of another private company and unknown public servant(s) & private person(s).  It was alleged that the accused including officials of NIRD & others committed gross irregularities in printing works and falsely justified the bills & quotations. It was further alleged that no stock accounting was done and no certification was done about the quantity. It was also alleged that tenders were not called and market rates were also not obtained by calling for quotations. Printing work was allegedly ordered based on oral/verbal instructions. An alleged loss of Rs.1.56 crore(approx) was caused to the Government exchequer due to excess payments over & above the rate contract printing.

            It may be noted that the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Rural Development and undertakes lot of printing work on regular basis pertaining to the training material.

            Searches were conducted at the office & residential premises of the accused at various places which led to recovery of some incriminating documents.

            Investigation is continuing.