Monday, February 6, 2012

[rti4empowerment] Alleged high level corporate corruption in name of poorest section

 

Friends,

I present a matter of alleged high level corporate corruption raised by the National RTI Forum, the Civil society with which I am also associated, where a Swiss Multinational company Vestergaard Frandsen Group SA's Indian subsidiary Vestergaard Frandsen India Private limited is said to have supplied "long lasting insecticide treated bed net" (LLIN) to different states at completely varying rates. LLIN is of great need in all humid, forest areas where mosquitoes are a great menace and hence many States of India and many Public authorities purchase these LLIN to be distributed among the poorest people. Vestergaard Frandsen is among the largest suppliers of these LLIN in India as in many other countries of the world.

The rates of these LLIN  varies in a very large range from State to State , which is the basic reason for some kind of initial suspicion. As per the records, the rate of supply of these LLIN has varied between Rs. 199 per unit to Rs. 400 per unit. Particularly, in case of Assam, the intermediary Ms Global Business Services Private Limited, New Delhi purchased these LLIN from Ms Vestergaard Frandsen India Private limited even before the date of contract with the Assam government at much lower rate of Rs. 295 per unit and later supplied the same to the Assam government at Rs. 400 per unit.

National RTI Forum has already written letter to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to get the matter enquired and to take appropriate action against those found guilty. Matter assumes importance because it is directly related with the poorest section of the society.
Would request all of you to further take up the matter, if you find some merit in it.
Amitabh Thakur
Lucknow
# 94155-34526
Here are a few related links-
Table showing details about supply to different organizations-
State/Authority
No of LLIN
Date of contract
Rate per Unit
Supplier
Andhra Pradesh
49,5000
06/10/2010
Rs. 260
Vestergaard
Goa
10,000
21/07/2010
Rs. 199
Vestergaard
Goa
10,000
07/07/2010
Rs. 199
Vestergaard
Orissa
1,00,054
22/09/2009
Rs. 279
Vestergaard
UN OPS
2,57,000
30/04/2010
$4.67 to $4.80
Vestargaard
WB
1,36,000
14/09/2010
Rs. 261
Vestergaard
WB
68,138
14/09/2010
Rs. 312
Vestergaard
Assam
16,75,000
09/09/2010
Rs. 400
intermediary Ms Global
Business Services
Assam
4,37,500
22/12/2010
Rs. 400
intermediary Ms Global
Business Services
 

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