Kadayanallur Municipality cancels online tender for supplying breakfast to school children
The Kadayanallur municipality has cancelled an online tender for a school breakfast scheme following reports of irregularities and data mismatches. Officials cited discrepancies between the number of students and the tender requirements, alongside allegations of corruption.
Why it matters
This highlights issues of administrative transparency and the importance of oversight in government-funded social welfare programs.
Following complaints of irregularities, the Kadayanallur municipality has cancelled the online tender for supplying breakfast to the students of government and government-aided middle schools under the ‘Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme’.
In a statement, Commissioner of Kadayanallur municipality Sonia announced on Monday that the online tenders received on August 14 for supplying the breakfast to the government and government-aided middle school children had been cancelled. The date for floating fresh tenders would be notified later, the statement said.
Sources in the Kadayanallur municipality said the ₹1.74 crore tender for supplying breakfast for three years for 2,900 students of government and government-aided middle schools was floated while the actual number stands at 2,183. Only after this mismatch became a debatable subject on social media, the municipality cancelled the tender, the sources said.
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