Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Rs.2oo Crore will be given to Goa After receipt of plans

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Union Minister of  State in the ministry of Planning Shri V.Narayanasami   informed Mr. Shantaram Naik, M.P.  in the

Rajya Sabha today that as per the package of Rs.200 crores announcedby the Central Government for Goa,    a provision of One-time .Additional Central Assistance of Rs.200 crore  has been made in the Annual Plan 2010-11 of Goa and the same would be released after receiving the details of the schemes/components of the Package from

the State Government of Goa.The Minister said that in the Union Budget 2010-11, a budget announcement was made that Rs.200 crore would be provided as a Special Golden Jubilee Package for Goa to preserve that natural resources of the State by restoring beaches which are prone to erosion, and increasing green cover through sustainable forestry.

In reply to another question, Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Shri Saugata Roy informed Mr. Shantaram Naik in a written reply to his question that sewerage is an admissible component under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) and Urban Infrastructure Governance (UIG) components of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Seven year Mission allocation of Rs.22.11 crore and Rs.120.94 crore respectively are made under the two components of JNNURM for Goa. However, no project proposal on sewerage has been submitted by the Government of Goa for any town/city of Goa under either of the components, Minister informed.

Israeli firm’s $31m Goa hospital project under scanner

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 07:07 AM PDT

Goa’s opposition Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has alleged a multi-crore scam and pre-bid rigging in clearing a Rs.140 crore ($31 million) super-speciality hospital project jointly promoted by an Israeli defence major and the state government.

The government has agreed to initiate an enquiry into the allegations levelled by the opposition but refused to stall the construction of the super-specialty hospital project.

Putting Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane on the mat, Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar said that the Israeli firm, Elbit Imaging, had in a board meeting resolved to start a subsidiary company Elbit India Hospitals Limited (EIHL), a month before it was actually awarded the contract.

“This is a scam. The company knew in advance they were getting the contract. I have a copy of the extract of the minutes of a board meeting in which the directors consented to the incorporation of its company in India, even before it was awarded the contract,” Parrikar told the Goa legislative assembly Thursday, adding that despite the involvement of consultants in the bidding process, the awarding of the contract to the Israel-based smacked of pre-rigging.

“Elbit Imaging consented to start the Indian subsidiary before the contract was awarded to them. And what is shocking is that the name of the Indian subsidiary mentioned in the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the state government exactly matches the one approved at the BoD (Board of Directors) meeting a month ago,” Parrikar said.

“Other bidders withdrew from the tendering because the whole process was rigged,” Parrikar said, tabling the documents in the house.

Rane said he would enquire into the allegations made by the opposition but refused to stall the project, in which the Goa government has 15 percent equity, with 85 percent being held by EIHL.

Courtesy:TOI
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