Question : FAKE BILLS IN CATERING DEPTT OF NORTHERN RAILWAYS

(a) whether monthly payment through fake bills in the catering department of the Northern Railway continues unabatedly;

(b) if so, the amount being paid per month and to whom;

(c) whether the Government conducted any investigation regarding payments made on the basis of fake bills;

(d) if so, the outcome thereof and the action taken thereon; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor ?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATRAYA )

(a) & (b) No Sir.

(c) to (e) No specific instance has come to notice about payment through fake bills by the Catering Department. However there was a newspaper report on this issue in Rashtriya Sahara on 14.6.2002 which was investigated by Zonal Railway and no irregularity was substantiated.




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