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Irregularities found at APMC, RPC, KSWC godowns
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
|May 10, 2025
UPA Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa unearthed large-scale irregularities in procurement of farmers' produce at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee's (APMC) yard, the ragi procurement centre (RPC) and a godown of Karnataka State Warehousing Corporation (KSWC) at Doddaballapur on April 7.
The Upa Lokayukta registered complaints against APMC secretary Abida Anjum, Narayana HN, junior assistant, RPC, and others. The RPC and the godown are also on the APMC yard.
According to a report, agents of merchants collected 10% commission from farmers for their produce and no receipts were issued.
This story is from the May 10, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bengaluru.
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