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PANJIM: AICC Secretary Girish Chodankar on Monday demanded an enquiry and a white paper on the functioning of Goa State Horticultural Corporation Ltd (GSHCL) pointing out to serious flaws in its operation.
“The corporation with an annual turnover of around Rs 150 cr does not have a system in place. No tenders, no contracts, no agreements, no control on prices, no eligibility to its suppliers and no quality control. It does not function like a corporation,” Chodankar said.
He said that while the government has claimed zero-tolerance to corruption, the corporation has no transparent system in place.
The Congress leader claimed that the supply prices are higher than wholesale prices in Belgavi. “Due to price syndicate of vegetable suppliers, Corporation and shop owners, the customers have suffered. As a result of this, 300 out of 700 shops have closed and many more are on the way,” he said.
“The benefits of government subsidy of Rs 25 cr is not passed on to customers due to which consumers get costly and poor quality vegetables,” he stated.
Chodankar has demanded an immediate enquiry and a white paper on the functioning of the corporation including outstandings of the corporation. He has also demanded that they should start tendering process for its suppliers, have proper agreement with them, have quality control and prices should be linked with competitive market prices.
