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377.69 Crore CWG dues to foreign firms: RTI reply
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 07:11 IST
New Delhi: A total of 
377.69 crore ($85 million) is yet to be paid to eight foreign companies who provided overlays for the Oct 3-14, 2010 Commonwealth Games here, a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed.
In a reply to the RTI query filed by activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal, the ministry of external affairs said that of the total contracted amount of 630.22 crore, the government has paid 252.53 crore.
"Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the case and advice has been sought from the law ministry, whether pending investigations, payments can be made," was the reason stated by the ministry for the delay in paying the dues.
Source: IANS
377.69 crore ($85 million) is yet to be paid to eight foreign companies who provided overlays for the Oct 3-14, 2010 Commonwealth Games here, a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed.
In a reply to the RTI query filed by activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal, the ministry of external affairs said that of the total contracted amount of 630.22 crore, the government has paid 252.53 crore.
"Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the case and advice has been sought from the law ministry, whether pending investigations, payments can be made," was the reason stated by the ministry for the delay in paying the dues.
Source: IANS