The defence ministry has cancelled 14 contracts awarded to private builders after smelling a scam in the Indian Army’s ambitious Rs25,000 crore housing project for married officers and other ranks. The ministry cited “delay” and “non-performance” as reasons for the cancellation of contracts, and accused the project directorate of “abdicating” its responsibilities and “allowing private players to benefit”.
In a stinging internal communication to defence secretary RK Mathur recently, minister of state for defence Jitender Singh said: “It is unfortunate that non-performance of private parties is being tolerated and they are being allowed to benefit while armed forces personnel are suffering due to lack of accommodation.”
Army housing scam worth Rs 25k crore exposed
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