India Leaks
Plumbing the depth of the leak
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Corruption Within Our Apex Court
PrashantBhushan_20100917
Kachri Bai's 1944 FIR
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Mamata for Didi?
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Indian Media Wakes Up to Railways Corruption
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Baba Maharia & Chief Seattle
How to Fix Yourself Crores in Railways
US DOJ Wabtec Penalty for Corruption Details
Banning of Pioneer Friction
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Railways Vigilance Wakes Up
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Day Railways Procurement Became Decentralised
CAG - Decentralization of Railway Procurement 2006(5)
Who Knows About Railways Corruption?
Advisor Board About Corruption in Procurement System
THE FIRE RETARDANT SCAM
When you step onto a Railway coach next time, remember that much of the grime laden upholstery and fittings that you see are worth their weight in gold, given the amount of money already spent on them over the years. The dirty floors you step on these days made some suppliers multi-millionaires. The latest form of this age-old racket is courtesy a letter issued under the mandate of ex-Member Mechanical R.K. Rao and ex-Finance Commissioner R. Sivadasan in February 2007. This letter gifted pre-fixed suppliers an approximate cost in some cases more than double the market rate for 7 items labeled 'fire-retardant'. The business has already run close to Rs. 1,500 crores in the last 3 years. Even after accounting for reasonable profits, the scam runs anywhere between Rs 500–1,000 crore. The items upgraded to allow for 100% over-pricing and huge kickbacks are flooring sheets, cushion fillings made from recron, seat covers, suspension washers, silent blocks, and brake gear bushes. This letter is an anomaly within Railways, as it shows that the estimates, usually never given like this, were not prepared independently through a costing analysis, but likely prepared by the suppliers themselves. This letter is itself an open admittance to the scam.
The Fire Retardant Railways ScamSunday, August 29, 2010
THE ODOUR CONTROL SCAM
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Annual Corruption of Rs. 5,000 crore Statistics
Stats - How Railways Loses Rs. 5,000 Crore Annually to Corruption
THE GREAT RAILWAYS PROCUREMENT ROBBERY
Railways Procurement Scam Annexure