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CAG rejects 'pandemic-time exigency' claim, pulls up Kerala govt
The New Indian Express Hubballi
|January 22, 2025
In what is certain to stir up ripples in the state politics, the CAG has rejected the Kerala government's contention that pandemic-time exigencies had forced it to procure PPE kits at a very high price when the state was in the grip of Covid-19.
IN what is certain to stir up ripples in the state politics, the CAG has rejected the Kerala government's contention that pandemic-time exigencies had forced it to procure PPE kits at a very high price when the state was in the grip of Covid-19.
In its report, 'Performance Audit on Public Health Infrastructure and Management of Health Services', which was released on Tuesday, the CAG said PPE kits were purchased for Rs 550 apiece on March 28, 2020. Just two days later, another purchase was made for the price of Rs 1,550 each, leading to an additional expenditure of Rs 10.23 crore.
This story is from the January 22, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hubballi.
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