Sagar chairs PUC meet, seeks fresh reply on JK MSCL audit paras

Jammu, Jan 6: A meeting of the Committee on Public Undertakings (PUC) was held here Tuesday under the Chairmanship of MLA, Ali Mohammad Sagar, at Assembly Complex, Jammu to review audit para number 5.1 pertaining to Health & Medical Education Department (Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited) contained in CAG’s Audit Report for the year 2018.

Legislators, Saifullah Mir, Ali Mohammad Dar, Ranbir Singh Pathania, Dr Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri, Showkat Hussain Ganie and Tanvir Sadiq besides Secretary, JKLA, Manoj Kumar Pandit were present in the meeting.

Threadbare discussion, as per an official statement, was held on various issues contained in CAG’s Audit para number 5.1 regarding deficiencies in procurement of medicines and equipment by Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JK-MSCL).

Accountant General J&K, Tsewang Tharchin, also briefed the Committee about issues pointed out in the CAG’s report pertaining to Health & Medical Education Department (JK MSCL).

The Committee discussed various issues including delays in finalization of rate of contracts and consequent delay/non- procurement of medicines/drugs, instruments, machinery, equipment thereby defeating the purpose of creation of the Company.

Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, briefed the Committee about the status of audit paras and functioning of JK-MSCL besides MD JK MSCL, T H Ganai, also briefed the Committee.

Legislators gave their valuable suggestions and highlighted the public issues besides the functioning of Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited.

The Chairman of the Committee directed the senior officers to submit a fresh comprehensive detailed report within 7 days to the Committee for scrutiny by the Committee.

Among others, Director Finance, H&ME and other senior officers of concerned department and Assembly Secretariat attended the meeting.