COVID-19 PPE procurement Scam: Karnataka Govt suspends officer over irregularities
Written By : Kajal Rajput
Published On 2024-10-13 08:00 GMT | Update On 2024-10-13 08:01 GMT
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has suspended the joint controller of the Karnataka State Accounts and Auditing Department over alleged irregularities in the procurement of PPE kits and other equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the PTI report, G P Raghu, currently serving as the financial adviser to the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, was the financial advisor to the medical education department when the alleged irregularities took place.
The suspension order was issued based on an inquiry panel’s report which found the officer violating the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act.
The Congress government in Karnataka had constituted the inquiry commission headed by retired high court judge Justice John Michael D’Cunha to look into alleged irregularities that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic when the BJP was in power in the state and Dr K Sudhakar was the state’s health minister, news agency PTI reported.
The commission submitted its report on August 31 to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal has suspended Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) dean KK Sahare and medical superintendent SK Nayak for alleged financial irregularities and dereliction of duty. He announced the suspensions following a meeting of the institute's autonomous council.
“No purchase details during the last three years were presented in the meeting. Income and expenditure details, including that under Ayushman scheme, were not properly mentioned.
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