CBI books 4 in Rs3-cr scam in khadi industry commission
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, November 18
The CBI has registered a case against four persons in connection with an alleged scam of worth over Rs 3 crore by officials of the Ranchi unit of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
CBI officials said former Deputy Director RB Ram (now deceased) and then KVIC executive Sunil Kumar allegedly entered into a criminal conspiracy with certain individuals and violated company procedures, including the General Financial Rules (GFR), and released payments to the tune of Rs 2.85 crore to “individuals of dubious identities”.
The CBI added that the financial irregularities were committed between 2016 and 2018 as found by an internal committee of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission.
Funds to the tune of over Rs 1.57 crore, meant to be spent under schemes such as the Khadi Reform and Development Programme, the Honey Mission, the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme were allegedly released to two Chennai-based firms.
Similarly, an amount of Rs 42.60 lakh was allegedly released from the KVIC’s renovation, publicity and inventory management to an individual. Later, two more payments of Rs 23 lakh and Rs 62.82 lakh were made to two individuals for the publicity of Khadi reforms and development and procurement of raw silk material.
