Officers Asso. Demands Probe in NBCC Laboratories Empanelment

New Delhi: Alleging empanelment of laboratories in violation of the norms, the association of officers at National Buildings Construction Corporation (India) has written to the secretary of the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) seeking an independent inquiry

In a letter to secretary MoHUA on January 4, the president of NBCC (I) Officers Welfare Association, Sanjay Bhasin alleged corruption in the empanelment process and demanded an inquiry by independent or ministerial level.

Bhasin alleged that corporation’s performance has declined substantially in the last 2-3 years.

“Being the President of NBCC Officers’ Welfare Association, I hereby request your kind attention to one of the major corruption activity happened during the recent past in which the NBCC has impaneled private laboratories for construction material testing in the Delhi/NCR vide their Circular dated 02/03/2022. The selection criteria did not define and the management selected a few private labs which are neither well equipped nor have a good reputation as this drive has been placed just to favor one laboratory” reads the letter.

Bhasin further alleged that as per the provisions made in the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) of the tenders, the contractor needs to get all the tests done from NABL-accredited labs which are already being performed at all the projects. The said circular has debarred the other laboratories which are NABL accredited which shows favoritism to the selected parties, he said in the letter and added that this kind of empanelment is purely illegal the contractors are being forced to get the test done from these selected labs.

“To avoid any malpractice, an Independent/Ministerial Inquiry in the matter is requested please as said empanelment is violating the CVC guidelines” demanded Bhasin on behalf of the officers association.

Earlier the association had written to the chairman cum managing director of the Corporation demanding action in the matter but no action was taken in this regard.

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