Lok Sabha Question No. 5183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Irregularities in Purchases
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## IRREGULARITIES IN PURCHASES

5183.   SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  cases  of  cheating  found  in  the  purchase  of materials under different divisions of the Indian Railways during the last two years;
- (b) the  number  of  officers  who  have  been  found  guilty  and  the  action taken against them;
- (c) the details of the amount, quantity and type of material seized; and
- (d) the  number  of  Railway  officers  who  have  been  found  involved  in these incidents even after their retirement?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5183 BY SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2017 REGARDING IRREGULARITIES IN PURCHASES.

(a): Details of cases of cheating found in the purchase of materials are as under:

| Zonal Railway/ Production Unit                                                                                     | Division / Production Unit                                                                                         | 2015 (Number of cases)                                                                                             | 2016 (Number of cases)                                                                                             |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central Railway                                                                                                    | Mumbai                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |
| Northern Railway                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  |
| Northern Railway                                                                                                   | Moradabad                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  |
| Northern Railway                                                                                                   | Alambagh Workshop                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  |
| North Western Railway                                                                                              | Ajmer                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |
| North Western Railway                                                                                              | Bikaner                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  |
| North Western Railway                                                                                              | Jodhpur                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  |
| South Eastern Railway                                                                                              | Kharagpur                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |
| Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE)                                                            | CORE                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  |
| Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW)                                                                                | CLW                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  |
| Integral Coach Factory (ICF)                                                                                       | ICF                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  |
| Rail Coach Factory (RCF)                                                                                           | RCF                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |
| Note:- The cases of cheating pertain to short supply, sub-standard quality, excess payment and fake certification. | Note:- The cases of cheating pertain to short supply, sub-standard quality, excess payment and fake certification. | Note:- The cases of cheating pertain to short supply, sub-standard quality, excess payment and fake certification. | Note:- The cases of cheating pertain to short supply, sub-standard quality, excess payment and fake certification. |

## (b):  Details  of  the  number  of  officers  who  have  been  found  guilty  and  the action taken against them are as under:

| Zonal Railway/               | Division /                 | Action Taken                                           | Action Taken                                                                       |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Production Unit              | Production Unit            | Gazetted (Number of Officers)                          | Non-Gazetted (Number of Officers)                                                  |
| Northern Railway             | Delhi / Moradabad/ Lucknow | 01 (Administrative Action)                             | 05 (Minor Penalty)                                                                 |
| South Eastern Railway        | Kharagpur                  | __                                                     | 01 (RITES Inspector taken under Disciplinary Rules).                               |
| Integral Coach Factory (ICF) | ICF                        | 0                                                      | 01 (Major Penalty Action).                                                         |
| Rail Coach Factory (RCF)     | RCF                        | 01 (Minor Penalty Action) & 02 (Administrative Action) | 01 (Major Penalty Action) & 01 (Minor Penalty Action) & 02 (Administrative Action) |

## (c):  Nil.    However,  Zonal  Railways/Production  Units  have  intimated  the cases of rejections/recovery, the details of which are as under:

| Northern Railway      | ` 10.27 Lakh recovery proposed for rejected materials.                               |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| South Eastern Railway | Material worth ` 19.36 Lakh (399 Numbers flap doors and 1780 Litres paint) rejected. |

| Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW)   | ` 1,65,33,846/- recovered from firms for fake material Ferrite Core.                                                 |
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Integral Coach Factory (ICF)          | ` 87.36 Lakh recovered but later on repaid after the firm made good the short supply of EMU Coupler.                 |
| Rail Coach Factory (RCF)              | Material worth ` 46,88,268/- for 78 Retention Tanks rejected and returned to firm after joint inspection with RITES. |

(d): There are no such cases.

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