Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Laptops Distribution to College Students in Odisha

Distribution of 15000 Laptops to the College Students 
by Govt. of Odisha free of cost
- Anatomy of Govt. claimed through RTI -

Highlights
  • Govt.  Declaration of 15000 laptops distributed to the College students found false.  As per information provided by Dept. of Higher Education on 26.5.15, only 14923 laptops have been allotted to 30 districts.
  • As per information obtained from OCAC, Bhubaneswar, the invoice Bill produced by  M/s ACER India Pvt. Ltd. Shows distribution of 14976 laptops to different 30 colleges of 30 districts of the state.
  • Total amount of Rs.    30,30,65,038. 00 ( Thirty Crore Thirty Lakh  sixty five thousand thirty eight  rupees)  has been paid  to M/s ACER India Pvt. Ltd.   Against supply of 15000 Laptops @ Rs. 20,343.75 per Laptop. Though full amount paid, but still there is shortage  of supply of 24 laptops  by ACER India Pvt. Ltd. The State Govt.  has kept 77 Laptops  without supplying to the students.
  • Many meritorious + 2 Pass out students have been deprived of  getting this benefit, as  only one college of each district was selected   for distribution of laptop. For example,  as only B.J.B. College was selected,  meritorious students  of  Ramadevi  College  were deprived  to get  benefit.
  • District-wise  or  College-wise  fixation of number of Laptops  by the State Govt.   was also not judicious. For example, B.J.B. College was allotted 2265 laptops, while Ravenshaw Junior ( autonomous) College was allotted 1791 Laptops. F.M. College, Balasore allotted 1224 laptops.
  • Nobody knows  about the criteria  fixed for allotment of Laptops  to different colleges

Details of Distribution of Laptop PCs by Govt.

Just 8 months prior to General Election-2014, the State Govt.  took decision to  provide Laptop  to the  College students  free of cost. Nobody knows about whether Laptop was distributed to the students of different colleges of the state, name of the students, amount spent for procurement of Laptop, procedure followed for procurement etc.  To have an idea about   distribution of laptop to the students, RTI Application was submitted   to the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Odisha on 24.5.14 ( RTI Application is attached for reference). The PIO did not supply the information. Then 0n 2.8.14, First Appeal was made to the First Appellate Authority (FAA), Dept. of Higher Education to get the information.  The FAA also remained silence and did not dispose the case.  Finding no order from the FAA, I made second appeal to the State Information Commission on 28.1.15 which is pending in the Commission for hearing.

With the objective to extract information from the Department, series of RTI Applications were submitted to the PIO from January to May 2015.  At  last,  in response to RTI Application  submitted on 19.5.15,  the  PIO, Dept. of Higher Education  forwarded my application  to the PIO,  office of Odisha Computer Application Centre ( OCAC), Plot No- N-1/7-D, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaeswar-13.  The PIO has supplied the information on 19.6.15 which is still incomplete.  The details of the information supplied by the PIO are as follows.

A.     In June 2014, the State Govt. decided  to  implement  the scheme of distribution of  Laptops  free of cost  to +2 pass out meritorious students studying  in various  Government/ Government aided  Colleges  as part of State Youth Policy. These  Laptops  will be delivered  at different nodal  colleges  for distribution  through the Principals and/ or  officers  of Department of Higher Education.

B.   In July, 2014,    OCAC released  advertisement  inviting proposals from  Original Equipment Manufacturers  ( OEM)  for supply, delivery, installation and maintenance support  of 15,000 Laptops  for Higher Education Department.

C.    Following bidding procedure as mentioned in RPF for selection of OEM,  M/s ACER India  Pvt. Ltd. Was selected  as L1 bidder  for supply of Laptops. The following is  the Comparative  Chart  of all bidders  quoted  and  present on price  Bid opening  daye with name and address  of each bidder & Their Laptop.
Sl.
Name of OEM/ Bidder Present
Unit Cost quoted ( in Rs.)
Model quoted by OEM
1
MIS HP India Sales  Pvt. Ltd., Gurgoan - 122022, Haryana
24,990,00/-
HP
2
M/s ACCER India Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata - 700029
20,343.75
ACER-Gateway- 4250s

D.   Two Committees i.e.,  State level Laptop Procurement  Committee,  Technical Committee as follows  were constituted  by IT Department  for  the procurement of Laptop  vide notification  No.- 1645/IT dated 10.6.2013. (The copy of the letter has not been provided).

E.    M/s ACCER India Pvt. Ltd. Has been provided  the following  amount  through RTGS  from Andhra Bank , Acharya Vihar Branch  against supply of  15000 Laptops to  The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. , Bankalore  ( Bank Ac. No.- 071402523001, RTGS/IFSC No.- HSBC0560002)
Sl.
Cheque No.
Date
Amount ( Rs.)
1
946456
30.10.2013
7,73,75,419.00
2
946545
23.11.2013
10,64,32,397.00
3
947563
31.12.2013
9,08,25,394.00
4
0019999
12.8.2014
76,24,428.00
5
089645
24.2.2015
1,50,24,200.00
6
092316
4.5.2015
57,83,200.00

Total paid

30,30,65,038

F.          Total 15000 laptops  were procured  and delivered  at the 30  Nodal colleges  by OCAC  as per  distribution list  provided  by Higher Education Department. The details of  Laptop given to different  colleges  as per Invoice /  Bill No of M/s ACCER India Pvt. Ltd is as follows.
Invoice Date of supply
Name of College
 Laptop
Quantity
Total amount with VAT
26.9.13
B.J.B.( Autonomous) College, Bhubaneswar
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
1,250
1,250
25,429,687.00
26.9.13
DO
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
265
265
5,391,093.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
51
51
1,037,531.00
23.8.13
DO
DO
699
699
14,220,281.00
26.9.13
Government ( Autonomous) College, Rourkela
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
367
367
7,466,156.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
63
63
1,281,656.00
26.9.13
Dharanidhar ( autonomous) college, Keonjhar
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
303
303
6,164,156.25
31.8.13
DO
DO
40
40
813,750.00
26.9.13
Kendrapara ( autonomous) College, Kendrapara
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
228
228
4,638,375.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
40
40
813,750.00
21.9.13
Gangadhar Meher ( autonomous) College
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
537
537
10,924,593.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
40
40
813,750.00
21.9.13
S.C.S. ( autonomous) College, Puri
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
708
708
14,403,375.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
40
40
813,750.00
20.9.13
Khalikote ( autonomous) College, Berhampur
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
750
750
15,257,812.50
31.8.13
DO
DO
470
470
9,561,562.00
20.9.13
DO
DO
250
250
5,085,937.00
20.9.13
Vikram Dev ( autonomous) ollege,  Jeypore
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
283
283
5,757,281.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
40
40
813,750.00
20.9.13
N.C. ( autonomous) College, Jajpur
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
375
375
7,628,906.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
40
40
813,750.00
20.9.13
S.V.M. ( autonomous) College, Jagatsingh Pur
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
272
272
5, 533, 500.00
31.8.13
Do
Do
40
40
813,750.00
20.9.13
Panchayat ( Degree ) College, Baragarh
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
814
814
16,559,812.00
31.8.13
Panchayat Degree College, Baragarh
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
40
40
813,750.00
19.9.13
Ravenshaw ( Junior) College, Cuttack
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
1,000
1,000
20,343,750.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
491
491
9,988,781.00
DO
DO
DO
300
300
6,103,125.00
19.9.13
Fakir Mohan ( autonomous) college, Balasore
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
750
750
15,257,812.00
DO
DO
DO
250
250
5,085,937.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
224
224
4,557,000.00
19.9.15
Govt.  ( autonomous) college, Bhawanipatna
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
195
195
3,967,031.00
31.8.13
DO
DO
40
40
813,750.00
31.8.13
Sonepur Junior College, Subarnpur
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
182
182
3,702,562.00
31.8.13
Rayagada ( autonomous) College, Rayagada
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
195
195
3,967,031.00
31.8.13
National ( Degree ) College, Nuapara
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
112
112
2,278,500.00
31.8.13
Nayagarh ( autonomous) College
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
40
40
813,750.00
21.9.13
do
do
474
474
9,642,937.00
31.8.13
M.P.C. College, Baripada, Mayurbhanj
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
40
40
813,750.00
21.9.13
DO
DO
817
817
16,620,843.00
31.8.13
Government ( autonomous) College, Phulbani
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
161
161
3,275,343.00
31.8.13
Laxmi Narayan ( Degree) College, Jharsuguda
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
100
100
2,034,175.00
31.8.13
Dhenkanal ( autonomous) College, Dhenkanal
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
40
40
813,750.00
20.9.13
Do
do
266
266
5,411,437.50
31.8.13
Boudh Panchayat ( Degree ) College, Boudh
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
103
103
2,095,406.00
31.8.13
Rajendra ( autonomous) College, Bolangir
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
40
40
813,750.00
19.9.13
Do
Do
362
362
7,364,437.50
31.8.13
Bhadrak ( autonomous) College,
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
40
40
813,750.00
19.9.13
Do
Do
434
434
8,829,187.50
31.8.13
Govt.( autonomous) College, Angul
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
142
142
2,888, 812.50
31.8.13
Sri Krustan Chandra Gajapati ( autonomous) College, Paralakhemundi
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
41
41
834,093.00
31.8.13
Deogarh Degree College, Deogarh
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
12
12
244,125.00
31.8.13
Malkangiri ( Degree) College, Malaknagiri
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
55
55
1,118,906.00
31.8.13
Nawarangpur ( Degree) College
GTW4250S-A4 3320M/2GB  -- EA
BACKPACK for OCAC   ---    PC
89
89
1,810,593.75

G.  Quantity of Laptop supplied by ACER Pvt. Ltd.  And District-wise no. of Laptop distributed by the State Govt.  (Information provided by Dept. of Higher Education on  26.5.15 ) does not match  each other. There is gap  in figure  which needs to be  investigated.  The Details follows
Sl.
Name of district
Laptop distributed  as on 31.1.15  ( 2013-14)  claimed by State Govt.
Name of the Colleges of the district  received laptop
Total Laptop supplied by ACER Pvt. Ltd as per invoice
1
Angul
142
Govt.(autonomous) College, Angul
142
2
Balasore
1210
Fakir Mohan (autonomous) college, Balasore
1224
3
Baragarh
850
Panchayat (Degree) College, Baragarh
854
4
Bhadrak
473
Bhadrak (autonomous) College,
474
5
Bolangir
401
Rajendra (autonomous) College, Bolangir
402
6
Boudh
103
Boudh Panchayat (Degree) College, Boudh
103
7
Cuttack
1787
Ravenshaw (Junior) College, Cuttack
1791
8
Deogarh
12
Deogarh Degree College, Deogarh
12
9
Dhenkanal
302
Dhenkanal (autonomous) College, Dhenkanal
306
10
Gajapati
41
Sri Krustan Chandra Gajapati (autonomous) College, Paralakhemundi
41
11
Ganjam
1470
Khalikote (autonomous) College, Berhampur
1486
12
Jagatsingh Pur
309
S.V.M. (autonomous) College, Jagatsingh Pur
272
13
Jajpur
412
N.C. (autonomous) College, Jajpur
415
14
Jharsuguda
100
Laxmi Narayan (Degree) College, Jharsuguda
100
15
Kalahandi
231
Govt.  (autonomous) college, Bhawanipatna
235
16
Kendrapara
268
Kendrapara (autonomous) College, Kendrapara
268
17
Keonjhar
337
Dharanidhar ( autonomous) college, Keonjhar
343
18
Kandhamal
155
Government (autonomous) College, Phulbani
161
19
Khurda
2265

2265
20
Koraput
321
Vikram Dev ( autonomous) ollege,  Jeypore
323
21
Malkangiri
55
Malkangiri ( Degree) College, Malaknagiri
55
22
Mayurbhanj
845
M.P.C. College, Baripada, Mayurbhanj
857
23
Nawarangpur
89
Nawarangpur (Degree) College
89
24
Nayagarh
514
Nayagarh (autonomous) College
514
25
Nuapara
111
National ( Degree ) College, Nuapara
112
26
Puri
744
S.C.S. ( autonomous) College, Puri
748
27
Rayagada
195
Rayagada (autonomous) College, Rayagada
195
28
Sambalpur
571
Gangadhar Meher ( autonomous) College, Burla
577
29
Sonepur
181
Sonepur Junior College, Subarnpur
182
30
Sundargarh
429
Government (Autonomous) College, Rourkela
430

Total
14923
total
14976

Pradip Pradhan, M- 9937843482, Date-24.06.2015 

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