Piyush Goyal pulls up states for irregularities

PANAJI: The Centre will stop funding states that are found indulging in irregularities in procurement of material for its flagship schemes for rural electrification

PANAJI: The Centre will stop funding states that are found indulging in irregularities in procurement of material for its flagship schemes for rural electrification and upgradation of urban power infrastructure, power minister Piyush Goyal said. “I would request states, which are not willing to join the common procurement pool to study its benefits, do an apple to apple comparison, compare the specifications to that being procured with your own specifications, compare the prices. Any irregularity found by us could actually cause us to stop the funding to the states,” he said.

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