(a) whether the Government have received any complaints of irregularities in following the procedure and assigning the works to various organisations in regard to construction of new roads in the country;
(b) if so, the full details of the charges eveled in the complaints;
(c) the names of the Government eveled tions and Private eveled tions against whom the charges of committing irregularities have been eveled; and
(d) the amount estimated to have been budgeted as per the above complaints?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (MAJOR GENERAL (RETD.) B.C.KHANDURI, AVSM)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b)&(c) Fifteen complaints were received against National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and M/s RSB Projects Ltd., M/s SMJ-RK-SD (JV), M/s You One Mahaia (JV), M/s Ho Hup simplex (JV), M/s Tarmat Backbone (JV), M/s Dinesh Chandra Aggarwal, M/s Lanco-Rani (JV), M/s Prakash-Atlanta (JV), M/s L.G-NCC (JV), M/s Sumber Mitra Jaya, M/s SMJ-NCC (JV) and M/s Technology Suppliers G1 Steel Strips. Complaints relate to improper application of prequalification and evaluation criteria as well as selection of contractors with poor track record.
(d) There is no budget estimate for such matters.