(a) whether it is a fact that Director(ptg.) connived at with a Firm and purchased an Obsolete Digitek PTS System for Nasik Press in July, 1991;
(b) whether the Press authorities failed to furnish the utilisation capacities of the said system to the CAG team; and
(c) if so, the action taken in the matter?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY
ALLEVIATION ( SHRI O. RAJAGOPAL )
(a): Digitek PTS System was purchased for Nashik Press in
September, 1988 through DGS&D. the system was not obsolete but
was of new technology when it was purchased.
(b): Information about capacity utilization could not be
provided to the audit team, because the assessed capacity for
such auxiliary machines is not fixed in the Presses. Only in
respect of main printing machines the Assessed capacity is fixed
and capacity utilization checked. Production data has however,
been provided to the audit on 7.8.2001. No further comments
have so far been received from the audit.
(c): In view of reply to (b) above, the question does not
arise.