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lAS<strong>of</strong> icerTShukia heldin healthscam in UPNORMS FLOUTED Contracts wereawarded to firms by Shukla withoutfloating tenders: CBI registers 3 casesHI Correspondentletters®hindustantpmes coniUCKNOW: The <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Investigation</strong> arrested seniorUttar Pradesh IAS <strong>of</strong>ficerPradeep Shukla on Thursday inconnection withthe multi-croreNational Rural Health Mission(NRI-IM) scam.The CRI nabbed Shukla, 55,from the Amuasi airport in themorning when he landed at theairportfrom Delhi. He waslatertaken to CBI headquarters inDelhi. Shuklawas later taken toGhaziabad and produced in CDIcourt forremand.Shukia, now a member <strong>of</strong> theboard <strong>of</strong> revenue, has held keyposts in the health and familywelfare department from 2008to 2011 and faces charges <strong>of</strong>irregularities and misuse <strong>of</strong>NRMthnds.'Contracts were awarded tovarious firms by Shukla withouttenders, in clear violation <strong>of</strong>NTtHM regulations," said a CBI<strong>of</strong>ficial.On January 19, the CBI hadraided Shukia's Butler Palacecolony residence and seizedincriminatingdocumentsregarding embezzlement <strong>of</strong>NRI-IM funds and investment<strong>of</strong> the money in immovableassets. The CBI has registeredthree cases against Shukla.Allegations in the first casepertain to fraudulently awardingcontracts <strong>of</strong>89 crore forupgradation <strong>of</strong> 89 district levelhospitals that resulted ina loss<strong>of</strong>22.scroretothe exchequer.It was alleged that <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong>UP health department hadcriminally conspired with <strong>of</strong>ficers<strong>of</strong> UP Processing andConstruction CooperativeFederation Ltd and directors<strong>of</strong>three private firms." b-principal secretaryPradeep Shukia afterbein9detained by CBI In Lucknowon Thursday.PTI PHOTO2005 receives funds"under the NRHMMay 2010; Healthdepartment split into family welfare and healthdepartmentssOd2O1O&prjIOj1CMOs Vinod Arya and DrBP Singh shot deadaApril2oll: Cabinet secrGtaryShashank ShekharSingh saysprobe revealedrampant corruptionCBI touts itat iD,OOOcrore, whi!e the CAG pegsit at4,900 croreThe total cost <strong>of</strong> projects inthe three cases is over 250crore and mainly deal with theconstruction and upgradationworks in hospitals across UP.Former family welfare ministerBabu Singh Kushwaha andmany others who are in jail inconnection with the case havetold the CBI that Shukla wasthe mastermind <strong>of</strong> the scam,and the beneficiary firms hadin return sponsored Shukla'sforeign trips.
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