<p>The State government has asked ‘Comet Technologies,’ a private company given the task to computerise and issue ration cards to eligible families, to return Rs 54 crore for violating agreed terms in implementing the project.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The State had paid Rs 54 crore to Comet. <br /><br />Despite that the company had claimed an additional Rs 18 crore for its services. <br />Food and Civil Supplies Minister D N Jeevaraj, however, had ruled out paying additional amount to the company.<br /><br />The issue is before retired judge justice T Jayaramu Chouta.<br /><br />As per the agreement entered into in 2006, the company had to digitise data collected through house-to- house survey and issue computerised ration cards to eligible families.<br />The company, however, issued ration cards to families without any verification resulting in a loss of Rs 400 crore to the State exchequer, the government had argued before the arbitrator.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The State government has asked ‘Comet Technologies,’ a private company given the task to computerise and issue ration cards to eligible families, to return Rs 54 crore for violating agreed terms in implementing the project.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The State had paid Rs 54 crore to Comet. <br /><br />Despite that the company had claimed an additional Rs 18 crore for its services. <br />Food and Civil Supplies Minister D N Jeevaraj, however, had ruled out paying additional amount to the company.<br /><br />The issue is before retired judge justice T Jayaramu Chouta.<br /><br />As per the agreement entered into in 2006, the company had to digitise data collected through house-to- house survey and issue computerised ration cards to eligible families.<br />The company, however, issued ration cards to families without any verification resulting in a loss of Rs 400 crore to the State exchequer, the government had argued before the arbitrator.<br /><br /></p>
