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Thursday 20 June 2013
A LETTER TO CHIEF MINISTER
Dated: 08.06.2013
To,
Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Chief Ministrer
Govt. of Haryana
Chandigarh
SUBJECT: COLLUSIVE CORRUPTION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MICRO-IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE.
Hon’ble Sir,
It has already been brought to your kind notice that there is massive
fraud to the tune of more than 200 crores rupees (as per calculation vide my
letter dated 21.01.2013) in the approval of rates of different components of
sprinkler sets, under-ground pipe lines and drip system and large scale swindle
of subsidy through fake and bogus firms through my earlier letters dated
21.01.2013 and 22.09.2012 addressed to your good self. It is painful to point
it out that the scam appears to be well patronized and is in operation through
a well-oiled nexus of politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen.
Through my aforesaid letters I have tried to apprise you about the
details of the systematic loot of the unsuspecting farmers and the state exchequer
by approving the rates of the components of the equipment more than one and a
half time higher than the actual rates as it is evident from a simple
comparison with rates as approved in Gujarat State for the same components with
the same specifications and with the same ISI code as tabulated below:
TABLE No.: 1
|
Sr.No.
|
Name of component
|
ISI Code
|
Units
|
Prices in (Rs.)
|
|
|
Gujarat
|
Haryana
|
||||
|
1.
|
90mmx2.5Kg HDPE pipe with Coupler
|
14151
|
6mtr.
|
508.48
|
852.00
|
|
2.
|
Sprinkler Attachment
|
14151
|
-
|
285.47
|
485.00
|
|
3.
|
Sprinkler Nozzle
|
12232
|
-
|
356.21
|
530.00
|
|
4.
|
90mm dia of 2.5Kg. pressure HDPE base Sprinkler set consisting of 40 ½
pipe and 10 sprinklers
|
-
|
-
|
28529.00
|
48552.00
|
2. As the subsidy is 50% of the cost of set, the farmers in Haryana have to pay about Rs. 24000/-while in Gujarat farmers pay Rs. 14000/- for the same sprinkler set. In this way the farmer in Haryana gets the benefit of about Rs. 4000/- only (28000-24000) while the supplier firm is unduly benefited to the tune of Rs. 20,000/- (48000-28000). This booty of Rs. 20000/- is shared among the supplier firms and corrupt officials of the department. The huge subsidy meant for farmers to enhance the irrigation efficiency is harvested in this way by the functionaries of the soil conservation of agriculture department and their supplier friends and only a tiny part reaches the farmers.
3. Further, more than a six dozen supplier firms have been empanelled
and most of them are brief case fake firms in violation of guidelines of Govt.
of India. As per Gresham’s law of Money, bad money drives good money out of
circulation; likewise the fake firms have driven out the genuine firms out of
market. More than 75% of the subsidy is disbursed to such fake firms hobnobbing
with corrupt officials of the department.
4. Genuine firms are ready and willing to offer lower rates of the equipment comparable to that of Gujarat but surprisingly the officials with vested interest in collusion with the unscrupulous firms have formed a nexus to defeat it. In Horticulture department of Haryana itself renowned M/s Jain Irrigation Company has quoted rates of the various components of drip and mini sprinkler in the same range as that of Gujarat but Horticulture department has played a trick by roping in the unscrupulous firms whose rates have been approved almost double to that of M/s Jain Irrigation. The table as under exposes this story:-
|
Sr.No. |
Components
|
ISI No.
|
Unit
|
M/s Jain Irrigation
|
M/s Harvell Agua
|
M/s Finolex
|
Gujarat Rates
|
|
1.
|
PVC Pipes
|
||||||
|
|
63mm x 4KG
|
4985
|
Mtr.
|
40.40
|
63.00
|
55.30
|
37.28
|
|
|
75mmx4kG
|
4985
|
Mtr.
|
57.85
|
82.00
|
76.70
|
53.80
|
|
2.
|
HDPE Pipes
|
||||||
|
|
63mmx4kg
|
14151
|
Mtr.
|
69.16
|
136.00
|
130.00
|
56.13
|
|
|
75mmx4Kg
|
14151
|
Mtr.
|
97.58
|
194.00
|
180.00
|
97.98
|
|
|
90mmx4Kg.
|
14151
|
Mtr.
|
139.16
|
279.00
|
250.00
|
139.51
|
|
3.
|
Fetilizer Tank with Assembly
|
||||||
|
|
30 Ltrs.
|
MS
|
No.
|
4275.00
|
5000.00
|
5200.00
|
2582.00
|
M/s Jain Irrigation rates are in range of Gujarat rates while the rates
of M/s Harvell Agua a Delhi based firm having its manufacturing unit in
Rewari are almost double than that of M/s Jain Irrigation in Haryana but
it supplies its products in Gujarat just at half the rate of Haryana. There are
several other firms offering arbitrarily exorbitant rates which have been patronized
by the Horticulture Department.
5. Amazingly, the two sister departments headed by the same Principal
Secretary and the same Minister of Agriculture have approved different rates
for the same item of identical specifications in an arbitrary manner. The table
below explains it:
|
Sr.No.
|
Name of Component
|
ISI No.
|
Unit
|
Gujarat Rates
|
Agriculture Deptt. Rates (in Rs.)
|
Horticulture Deptt. Rates (in Rs.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jain Irrigation
|
Harvell
|
|
1.
|
PVC Pipes
|
||||||
|
|
75mmx4Kg.
|
4985
|
Mtr.
|
53.58
|
66.00
|
57.85
|
82.00
|
|
|
90mmx4Kg.
|
4985
|
Mtr.
|
74.94
|
96.00
|
81.05
|
114.00
|
|
|
110mmx4Kg
|
4985
|
Mtr.
|
107.32
|
135.00
|
117.20
|
165.00
|
This cannot be merely an oversight rather it smells something foul. Before approving rates for 2012-2013, the undersigned had apprised all the concerned about these on-going arbitrary practices pertaining to approval of rates. Still, continuation of such practice raises serious doubts.
In view of the aforesaid facts I once again request your good self to
kindly examine the whole issue critically in favour of farmers’ interests and
against malpractices of vested interests.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
(RAM KANWAR)
Village: Dulina, PO: Silani
Dist. : Jhajjar
Mobile : 09991522270
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