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Court ne CBI ko di TANGEDCO Tender Scam ki jaanch ka order!
Bhaiyo aur behno, TANGEDCO ke liye badi khabar aa rahi hai. Madras High Court ne saaf keh diya hai ki ab CBI TANGEDCO ke transformer tenders mein ghaple aur badi gadbadiyon ki jaanch karegi. Court ne Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) se saari files do hafte mein CBI ko handover karne ka hukm diya hai. Yeh sab hua ek Public Interest Litigation (PIL) ke baad, jise NGO Arappor Iyakkam ne file kiya tha. NGO ka kehna hai ki 2021 se 2023 ke beech transformer kharidari mein systematically rigging ki gayi hai. Allegations yeh hain ki 10 mein se kam se kam 7 tenders mein alag alag companies ne same price lagayi, jo ki 'Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act' ke khilaaf hai. Iske alawa, unhone yeh bhi bataya ki ek 500 kVA transformer jo market mein ₹7.89 lakh ka milna chahiye tha, woh TANGEDCO ne ₹12.49 lakh mein kharida! Yeh saari gadbadi se TANGEDCO ko ₹397 crore ka nuksan ho sakta hai, jabki total tender value ₹1,183 crore thi aur kareeb 45,800 transformers khareede gaye the.
TANGEDCO ka ₹1.35 Lakh Crore ka Debt aur System Ki Kharaabi
Yeh probe TANGEDCO ke procurement practices par tab ho rahi hai jab company pehle se hi ₹1.35 lakh crore se zyada ke zabardast debt mein doobi hui hai. Tamil Nadu ke sabhi Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) ke total debt ka 75% akela TANGEDCO ka hai. Ground mein audit reports ne bhi financial issues aur overspending ko lekar pehle warn kiya hai. Yeh jo procurement mein alleged irregularities chal rahi hain, yeh sirf ek isolated incident nahi, balki bade governance issues ka sign hai. Corruption in infrastructure projects hamesha se ek badi problem rahi hai, jisse markets kharaab hote hain aur resources waste hote hain. Former Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji ka naam bhi pehle alag alag corruption allegations mein aa chuka hai, jo system mein problems ka pattern dikhata hai.
Kaise Corruption TANGEDCO ko aur gareeb bana raha hai?
TANGEDCO mein corruption ki yeh baatein sirf mistakes nahi hain, yeh company ke current financial crisis ko aur gehra kar rahi hain. Jab rates inflate kiye jaate hain aur kuch companies ko fayda pahunchaya jaata hai, toh woh paisa jo company ki upgrades, debt repay karne ya efficiency badhane mein lagna chahiye tha, woh gadbadi mein chala jaata hai. Isse TANGEDCO ki financial situation aur kharaab ho jaati hai, jahan already operating losses hain aur debt badh raha hai. Tenders mein identical bids dikhna fair competition ko khatam karta hai aur purchasing rules par sawaal uthata hai. Jab aise vital sectors mein corruption ka perception banta hai, toh investors bhi invest karne se darte hain, jisse India ko power infrastructure mein zaroori investment milna mushkil ho jata hai. Private companies ki tarah yahan market pressure nahi hota, isliye state-owned firms kabhi kabhi paisa lose karne ka zariya ban jaati hain, jiske liye end mein public ko hi bharna padta hai.
Aage Kya? Public Purchasing Mein Bharosa Kaise Wapas Aayega?
Madras High Court dwara TANGEDCO tenders mein CBI jaanch ka order Tamil Nadu aur poore desh mein public procurement ke integrity ke liye ek bahut important step hai. Iska result batayega ki ₹397 crore ka alleged loss kiski wajah se hua aur kaun responsible hai. Investors aur aam janta ke liye, focus strong, transparent systems banane par hona chahiye, bidding laws ko strict tareeke se enforce karna chahiye aur officials ko unki failures ke liye accountable thhehrana chahiye. State utilities ki financial health ek badi chinta hai, aur yeh ensure karna ki procurement process corruption-free ho, unke survival ke liye aur state ki economic stability ke liye bahut zaroori hai.