Question : GOLD PLATING BY FERTILIZER COMPANIES

(a) whether Government has received complaints of `Gold Plating` by some fertilizer manufacturing companies wherein they claim for inflated subsidy by presentation of fake bills;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Union Government to curb this malpractice in the future?

MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)

(a) No, Madam.

(b) & (c) In view of (a) above, question do not arise.