Bhopal –The subsidy scam has come to the fore in the government scheme in the capital. The company making cold drink has cost the government Rs 30 lakh. To take advantage of subsidy from the government, a fake bill of Rs 2 crore was imposed. In the case of subsidy fraud, the EOW has registered a case of fraud against the operator of the company and the officials of the District Industry Trade Committee. FIR has been registered against the then GM Assistant Manager of District Trade and Industry Center Mandideep.
The EOW official said that in the year 2014, Kranti Beverages Company has taken subsidy on different installments from the District Trade and Industry Center. Company director Vishal Parsrampuria applied to the District Business Center under the Industry Investment Grant Scheme to get subsidy from the government. He informed that an investment of 6 crores is being made. Under this, the bills of more than 2 crore 17 lakh rupees should be deposited in the District Trade Industry Center on behalf of the company. EOW found in investigation that bills worth Rs 2 crore have been raised in the name of civil contractor but only Rs 30 lakh 57 thousand has been paid to the firm. The EOW has found in the investigation that as per the industry policy, 50 per cent investment was to be made by the company. The company told the District Trade Industry Center that Rs 10 crore had been spent on the machinery. There is a rule that if the firms do not invest 50 percent then the subsidy will not be available. That’s why the firm showed investment of Rs 6 crore 70 lakh to get subsidy and raised fake bills of Rs 2 crore 17 lakh. Officials said that under the scheme, the then Assistant Manager of District Trade Industry Center Mandideep Arun Pandey and General Manager Kailash Bhargava decided to give subsidy to the company without inspection. Considering the investment of Rs 6 crore 70 lakh on the basis of papers and fake bills, it was recommended to give Rs 30 lakh.
Hit the government, brought profits to the company
The officer investigating the matter has filed an FIR and said that due to the connivance of the officials, the government has suffered and the company has gained. If the bills were scrutinised, the government would not have given subsidy to the company. On the basis of the investigation, the then General Manager of the District Trade and Industry Center, Kailash Bhargava, the then Assistant Manager Arun Pandey, the owner of the company and the office in-charge, were booked under various sections including cheating and creating forged documents to present fake bills. .
The land was obtained from the government for the factory
It is interesting that in the year 2011, the government had given land to the company to open the factory. On which the company had to start the factory within 5 years. The condition was that the investment for subsidy should be 50 per cent but the company committed fraud. This disclosure has also happened in the FIR of EOW. Officials say that the government will also be informed in this regard.
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Fraud was reported in the subsidy of a private person. The matter was investigated by the EOW. On the basis of which FIR has been registered. A case has also been registered against the owner of the company and officials of the District Trade and Industry Centre. – DK Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, EOW Bhopal
