Sources said an internal inquiry is currently underway after few Directors (Medical) of various forces wrote objecting to the procurement made in such a manner.
The procurement was made in 2010 by the office of the Additional Director General (Medical) located at the ITBP base hospital in South Delhi.
According to the records of the utilisation of the budget accessed by PTI, two split ACs (two tonnes) worth Rs 75,000 each, two LCD monitors -- 32 inches (Rs 32,000) and 42 inches (Rs 75,000), crockery items costing Rs 29,000, candle stand and canvas paintings worth Rs 15,000 were procured by the medical wing in alleged violation of the norms for which the funds were allocated by the Home Ministry.
The purchase documents revealed that a balance budget of Rs 5 lakh was meant "only for procurement of items for audio visual aids and other items for HIV/AIDS action plan set up at the nucleus of the referral hospital at base hospital ITBP camp in New Delhi."
Sources in paramilitary forces said the funds were allocated to the MHA under a World Health Organisation programme aimed to combat the HIV/AIDS menace among the personnel and officials of border guarding/paramilitary forces like the CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and the Assam Rifles.
The cost of the items have since been paid through bills and a banker cheque to various vendors by the top medical office of the MHA. (More)
