After Pankaja Munde, Maharashtra minister Tawde accused of scam

Education minister Vinod Tawde has become the second minister in the Maharashtra government to be accused of irregularities in awarding contracts, with authorities seeking a probe into allegations that his department finalised a Rs 191-crore contract without mandatory e-tendering.               Jupiter Astro Book 2015-2016
 
Last week, Tawde’s colleague, women and child welfare minister Pankaja Munde was accused of involvement in a scam related to the award of contracts worth Rs 206 crore for purchasing items for state-run schools. Commodity Trading Tips

The back-to-back scandals were the first to hit the eight-month-old state government headed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Jackpot Trading Tips

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Maharashtra’s finance department has sought a probe into allegations of irregularities in a Rs 191-crore contract awarded by the school education department without conducting compulsory e-tendering, which is required for any deal over Rs 3 lakh.

The contract for supplying fire extinguishers to 62,105 zilla parishad schools, cleared by Tawde, was put on hold after the finance department objected, media reports said on Tuesday.            Personal Numerology Trading Tips

Tawde denied the charges and told NDTV: "The finance department has raised objections, we are clarifying to them on the issue...I have not given a single rupee to any contractor."

On February 11, Tawde’s department issued a government resolution authorising the office of the education director (primary) to enter into a rate contract to supply fire extinguishers. Each fire extinguisher was to be bought for Rs 8,321 and each school was to be given three extinguishers.    Stock Market Trading Tips

The education department awarded the contract to Thane-based Reliable Fire Engineers on February 27 but the finance department’s approval was not taken before finalising the deal, media reports said.