‘Closure report filed', tribal dept removes 34 firms from blacklist
Mumbai: Eight years after an HC-appointed committee recommended blacklisting 105 companies allegedly involved in providing substandard material for welfare schemes, the state tribal development department revoked the ban against 34 firms earlier this week.
According to tribal development principal secretary Vijay Waghmare, govt decided to do this following a recommendation by Tribal Development Research and Training Institute (TRTI) since police had filed a closure report against them. Besides, he said, no recovery was pending against the 34 firms and they had submitted documentary evidence.
The five-member committee, headed by former HC judge M G Gaikwad, had visited key tribal development offices across the state and submitted a comprehensive report to HC on Jan 31, 2017, accusing 105 suppliers of irregularities.
HC directed the department to take immediate steps to blacklist the firms. Subsequently, the department asked TRTI to examine the panel's report. According to TRTI, all organisations were not involved in irregularities and the record of the 34 firms was quite satisfactory.
On the call to drop these firms from the blacklist, Justice Gaikwad told TOI, "We had submitted the report to HC after an in-depth study of all 105 firms, and HC had directed govt to blacklist them. It is up to govt to take a decision." He said the department should list the current status of the criminal cases against officials involved in the corruption. "I am keen to know if govt is following up on the cases lodged against them.
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