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NEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General has slammed Army authorities for the poor quality of food items supplied to troops deployed in operational areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast, noting that food items were given past their ‘expiry date’.
Pointing at the poor supply chain management of rations in the Army, the top auditor in its report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday stated very low level of troop satisfaction regarding the quantity, quality and the taste of ration, including low quality of meat and fresh vegetables. As many as 68 per cent of feedback received were graded satisfactory and below, the CAG said.
“Army continues to consume ration, even after the expiry of original shelf life,” the CAG revealed.
Army spends over `1,500 crore annually for the procurement of dry and fresh rations, including rice, wheat, dal, sugar, tea, oil, tinned items, vegetables, fruits, meat and milk to feed its 1.3 million personnel.
The CAG pointed out that despite Parliament Accounts Committee submitting its detailed report in 2011 to improve and streamline the supply chain management of ration in the Indian Army, it implemented only two out of 12 recommendations.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out that the process of procurement of fresh ration is non-competitive in northern, western and southern commands, resulting in poor quality of rations with higher rates.
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Pointing at the poor supply chain management of rations in the Army, the top auditor in its report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday stated very low level of troop satisfaction regarding the quantity, quality and the taste of ration, including low quality of meat and fresh vegetables. As many as 68 per cent of feedback received were graded satisfactory and below, the CAG said.
“Army continues to consume ration, even after the expiry of original shelf life,” the CAG revealed.
Army spends over `1,500 crore annually for the procurement of dry and fresh rations, including rice, wheat, dal, sugar, tea, oil, tinned items, vegetables, fruits, meat and milk to feed its 1.3 million personnel.
The CAG pointed out that despite Parliament Accounts Committee submitting its detailed report in 2011 to improve and streamline the supply chain management of ration in the Indian Army, it implemented only two out of 12 recommendations.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out that the process of procurement of fresh ration is non-competitive in northern, western and southern commands, resulting in poor quality of rations with higher rates.
http://googleweblight.com/?lite_url...950904&sig=AKOVD66pCta8xxYQaj4Td2RQ61wNRhNMhQ
