
No corruption in ‘chikki’ tenders, asserts Minister
The Hindu
‘Reverse tendering was carried out to ensure utmost care in utilising the govt. funds’
Education Minister A. Suresh on Tuesday asserted that there was no corruption involved in finalising the tenders for supply of groundnut ‘chikki’ served to the children as part of the Jagananna Gorumudda (midday meal) scheme.
At a press conference, the Minister condemned the allegations of corruption in finalisation of tenders for supply of ‘chikki’ that appeared in a section of media. “The reverse tendering process was carried out in a very transparent way to ensure utmost care in utilising the government funds,” he said.

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