The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has directed the CBI to probe alleged corruption by Nina Lath Gupta in the operations of National Film Development Corp (NFDC) during her tenure as its Managing Director. She was sacked on February 27, but later was reinstated.
As per media sources, CBI would focus on 2013-14 internal audit report and multiple complaints on irregularities as well as recent complaints of sub-contracting the bagged government contracts to a clutch of handpicked vendors.
She was allegedly responsible for release of advertisements to select private channels in excess of the prescribed 5 per cent limit, non-refund of 15 per cent commission to client ministry and charging ministries an additional fee over the actual expenses incurred in holding government events such as MODI (Making of Developed India) Festival and Khelo India.
The MIB also held her responsible for “non-adherence to the standard operating procedures required of a co-producer under the NFDC’s ‘Film production in various regional languages’ scheme”, and “non-adherence to the due process for utilising funds for restoring films”.
On March 8, she was reinstated after the Delhi High Court put a stay on ministry’s order on her petition that the allegations were unfounded and the termination was “not preceded by any disciplinary action under the Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules”.
Source: http://cablequest.org/index.php/news/national-news/item/12464-i-b-directs-cbi-to-probe-corruption-charges-against-reinstated-nfdc-md
She was allegedly responsible for release of advertisements to select private channels in excess of the prescribed 5 per cent limit, non-refund of 15 per cent commission to client ministry and charging ministries an additional fee over the actual expenses incurred in holding government events such as MODI (Making of Developed India) Festival and Khelo India.
The MIB also held her responsible for “non-adherence to the standard operating procedures required of a co-producer under the NFDC’s ‘Film production in various regional languages’ scheme”, and “non-adherence to the due process for utilising funds for restoring films”.
On March 8, she was reinstated after the Delhi High Court put a stay on ministry’s order on her petition that the allegations were unfounded and the termination was “not preceded by any disciplinary action under the Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules”.
Source: http://cablequest.org/index.php/news/national-news/item/12464-i-b-directs-cbi-to-probe-corruption-charges-against-reinstated-nfdc-md
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