Question : FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES



(a) whether the Government has issued any instruction that no contract can be awarded in port related works without floating tenders and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has dissolved port advisory committees in 12 major ports in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it has come to notice of the Government that gross financial irregularities were taking place in all major ports; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) As per extant guidelines, contracts in Port related works are awarded by floating tenders.

(b) The 11 Major Port Trusts have been requested not to proceed with the functioning of the existing Advisory Committees in order to decide about re-reconstitution.

(c) No, Madam.

(d) Does not arise.

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