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In its clarification statement, the department said that on September 21, 2021, a tender to provide tool kits to 13,000 students was called. During this tender process, a quotation of Rs 22 cr was quoted, which the department had rejected for being higher than the departmental budget. In a tender called in the month of December last year, Rs 15.99 cr was fixed. Hence, the department had saved Rs. 6 cr.
In its statement, the department stated that the allegation was far from the truth, instead, the department had saved Rs 6 crores in the tender process.
Meanwhile, the department has said that it was a false allegation with an intent to provoke people.