Distribution
of Laptop PCs for College Students by Govt. of Odisha
Prior to general election for 2014,
Govt. of Odisha has taken a lot of populist measures to woo the voters by way
of distribution of so many things free of Umbrella, Shoes, Blanket, Bicycle,
Mobile phones etc. Laptop was one of the items declared by the
State Govt. to be distributed to the students of the different
colleges free of cost. In fact, the implementation of these
populist programme could not be monitored by anybody not even
by the Political parties or the Civil Society Groups whether
it reached to the people or fund sanctioned for the
same utilized properly. However, now much information about
implementation of these programmes is coming to the lime light through RTI. For
example, though the Govt. claims about distribution of Mobile phone
to 18,000 farmers in 2013, but the list of the recipient-farmers is
not available in the Dept. of Agriculture.
On 8 March 2015, RTI Application was
submitted to the PIO, Dept. of Higher Education seeking information about
details of Laptop distributed to the students in the state, total fund
sanctioned ad utilised etc. On 25.3.15, the PIO has supplied some
information about RTI Query which is as follows.
A. The State Govt. had
decided to distribute Laptop to 15,235 students of
different colleges. But as claimed by the Govt., Laptop has been
distributed to only 14,908 students by 17.11.14.
B. The
State Govt. has sanctioned Rs. 30 crores for purchase of Laptop. But the
information about expenditure against purchase and distribution of Laptop has
not been supplied by the Dept.
C. M/s ACER India
Private Limited has been placed order to supply Laptop.
Comments
Finding this information
incomplete, another RTI Application has been submitted to the PIO, Dept. of
Higher Education on 6.4.15. The information sought for is as
follows.
i. Provide information about details
of decision taken for procurement of Laptop from ACER India Limited including
copy of the file noting.
ii. Provide information about details
of procedure followed for authorizing ACER India Limited to supply Laptop to
the Govt.
iii. Provide information about date
on which the money was released to ACER India Limited and
under which budget head the said amount was sanctioned
for Laptop
iii. Provide number of
students of different academic institutions distributed
Laptop in the state as per the following format:
|
Sl.
|
Name of district
|
Name of Academic
Institutions
|
Total no. of students
|
|
|
|
|
|
iv. Provide information about whether
Tender notice & papers issued or not for purchasing Laptop. And If
yes, please provide copies of both.
v. Comparative chart of all the
bidders quoted & present on the price bid opening day with name &
address of each bidder & their laptop
vi. Any committee formed by govt/
competent authority to recommend such purchases. And if yes, copies of such
office orders/note sheet orders & approval of competent authority.
vii. Copy of supplier's letter
wherein extra facilities of mobiles are mentioned.
viii. provide copy of
Last letter of supplier prior to Purchase Order placed on them.
ix. provide copy of
invoices/bills of supplier.
x. provide Cheque no & date
against each payment made with amount.
Pradip Pradhan, M- 9937843482
15 April 2015
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