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Rs.1 cr or Rs.100 cr? Printer's devil embarrasses Maha govt

  •   Sat, Mar 16 2013 09:13:04 AM

Mumbai, Mar 16 (IANS): An innocuous government e-tender advertisement caused a major embarrassment to the Maharashtra government Friday as a printer's devil raised the cost of supplying foodstuff to the residences of the chief minister and the deputy chief minister from Rs.1 crore to a whopping Rs.100 crore!

The advertisement -- in Marathi and English -- was for inviting e-tenders to supply foodstuff worth Rs.1 crore per annum for the official residences, 'Varsha' of the Maharashtra chief Minister, and 'Devgiri' of the deputy chief minister, for 2013-2014.

A printer's devil crept in and one of the advertisements, issued this week by the General Administration Department (GAD) in an English newspaper, pegged the figure at a staggering Rs.100 crore.

BJP's Leader of Opposition in the assembly Eknath Khadse immediately pounced on the government and accused it of "feasting" at public expense.

"By spending such a huge amount on foodstuff at the official residences, the government is feasting when the state is in the grip of a severe drought and people do not have water to drink," Khadse alleged.

Embarrassed state government officials issued an official clarification and blamed the mistake on a "printer's devil".

In a statement, it is said the government advertisement clearly mentioned the figure as "Rs.1.00 crore".

"The figure of Rs.1.00 crore has been correctly printed in several English and Marathi newspapers. Only one Mumbai eveninger published the incorrect figure of 'Rs.100 crore'," the statement said.
  

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  • kshna, Malvan

    Tue, Mar 19 2013

    What are our ministers eating i cr is a lot lot of money on food alone,well done minister increase your waistline and drink imported scotch so u die quicker you Scum.....Jai Maharashtra ..

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  • simple, Bangalore

    Sat, Mar 16 2013

    "Immediately POUNCED and accused the Govt. of feasting"
    Who else it could be other than BJP - they have a childish attitude.
    They could have clarified or read some other News paper where this adv. was printed.
    They are the limit whether ruling or in the opposition.

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