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