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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) successful Rajasthan connected Thursday (January 8, 2026) claimed to person unearthed a scam worthy ₹2,000 crore involving the proviso of nutrient items to schoolhouse students nether the midday repast strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The archetypal accusation study registered by the ACB has named 21 individuals and entities arsenic accused successful the case.
The ACB has claimed that immoderate officials of the Rajasthan State Cooperative Consumer Federation (CONFED) and the representatives of backstage firms had indulged successful corruption and large-scale irregularities erstwhile the schools were closed during the pandemic.
The bureau conducted a preliminary enquiry aft receiving complaints, followed by a elaborate investigation.
An ACB spokesperson said the State authorities had arranged for the proviso of combo packs containing pulses, oil, spices and different nutrient items to schoolhouse students done CONFED during the pandemic. The material, complying with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Agmark standards, had to beryllium delivered doorstep to the schools.
The ACB’s probe recovered that the officials associated with the strategy and CONFED allegedly changed rules successful collusion to exclude eligible firms from the tender process and extended undue benefits to favoured companies. “These firms sublet the enactment illegally to make a web of fake suppliers and transporters,” the spokesperson said.
In respective instances, the payments were released connected the ground of inflated and fake bills without existent procurement oregon proviso of goods. The scam, involving cheating, forgery and collusion, caused an estimated nonaccomplishment of astir Rs.2,000 crore to the State exchequer, the ACB claimed.
The FIR has named the officials of CONFED and Kendriya Bhandar arsenic good arsenic the proprietors of backstage firms specified arsenic Tirupati Suppliers, Jagrat Enterprises, M.T. Enterprises and Sai Trading arsenic the accused.
The ACB is examining the relation of each accused, fiscal transactions, forgery of documents, and misuse of authorities funds. While the postulation of evidence, scrutiny of records and further probe was successful progress, the ACB stated that strict enactment arsenic per instrumentality would beryllium taken against each those recovered guilty.
